Commissioner for Fair Trading v Rowland Thomas & Ors [2004] NSWSC 479

Reported Decision : 60 NSWLR 635

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Commissioner for Fair Trading v Rowland Thomas & Ors [2004] NSWSC 479 HEARING DATE(S) : 27/04/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 3 June 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Shaw J at 1 DECISION : See paragraphs 62 - 65 of judgment

CATCHWORDS : Establishment of trust fund - Consumer protection - Fair Trading - Loss or Damage Credit (Finance Brokers) Act 1984, s 86B LEGISLATION CITED : Fair Trading Act 1987, ss 65, 65(1), 67, 68, 72, 72(1) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), ss 87, 87(1), 87(1A)(a) Alan Raymond Ducret v Colourshot Pty Limited (1981) ATPR 40 - 196 Cauvin v Phillip Morris Ltd [2002] NSWSC 736; [2004] HCATrans 93 Director-General, Department of Fair Trading v Infinity Forms of Yellow Remember Pty Ltd (unreported, 29 October, 2003, Greg James J) Director-General of the Department of Fair Trading v Rowland Thomas (unreported 13 December 2002, Kirby J), (17 December 2002, Barr J) CASES CITED : Ho v Powell (2001) 51 NSWLR 572 576, 578 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 R v Fagher (1989) 16 NSWLR 67 80 Thomas v Ducret (1983) ATPR 40-359, 40- 60; (1984) 153 CLR 506 Thomas v Quarmby (1983) ATPR 40-357 Commissioner for Fair Trading (Plaintiff) Rowland William Thomas (First Defendant) PARTIES : Helen Elizabeth Topalov (Second Defendant) David Anthony Ross (Third Defendant) Michael Paul Carney (Fourth Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 13356/02 P Singleton (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : A Martin (Sol) (First Defendant) Fourth Defendant (Self-represented) SOLICITORS : Gibsons Lawyers (First Defendant)