Orix Australia Corporation Limited v Moody Kiddell & Partners Pty Limited & Anor [2006] NSWCA 257

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: Orix Australia Corporation Limited v Moody Kiddell & Partners Pty Limited & Anor [2006] NSWCA 257 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

HEARING DATE(S): 13/09/06

JUDGMENT DATE: 26 September 2006

JUDGMENT OF: Spigelman CJ at 1; Ipp JA at 2; Basten JA at 81

DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs.

CATCHWORDS: TRADE PRACTICES - misleading or deceptive conduct under s 52 of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) - whether finance broker who passed on information liable - discussion of principles applicable when an agent passes on information obtained from others - significance of the nature of the parties and the character of the transaction - approach to be adopted when information passed on to a single individual who receives it on behalf of a single identifiable entity - effect of a disclaimer - Yorke v Lucas (1985) 158 CLR 661 and Butcher v Lachlan Elder Realty Pty Limited (2004) 218 CLR 592 applied. D

LEGISLATION CITED: Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), s 52

Butcher v Lachlan Elder Realty Pty Limited (2004) 218 CLR 592 CASES CITED: Campomar Sociedad Limitada v Nike International Limited (2000) 202 CLR 45 Goldsbro v Walker [1993] 1 NZLR 394 Yorke v Lucas (1985) 158 CLR 661

Orix Australia Corporation Limited (Appellant) PARTIES: Moody Kiddell & Partners Pty Limited (First Respondent) Christine Mathers (Second Respondent)

FILE NUMBER(S): CA 41003/05

COUNSEL: T Hale SC/A Mitchelmore (Appellant) M McCulloch SC/J White (First and Second Respondents)

SOLICITORS: M D Nikolaidis & Co (Appellant) Ebsworth & Ebsworth (First and Second Respondents)