FOSTIF PTY LTD v CAMPBELLS CASH & CARRY PTY LTD [2005] NSWCA 83

Reported Decision : 63 NSWLR 203

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: FOSTIF PTY LTD v CAMPBELLS CASH & CARRY PTY LTD [2005] NSWCA 83

HEARING DATE(S): 5 August 2004, 6 August 2004

JUDGMENT DATE: 31 March 2005

JUDGMENT OF: Mason P at 1; Sheller JA at 293; Hodgson JA at 294

DECISION: Appeal allowed.

CATCHWORDS: CIVIL PROCEDURE - representative proceedings - recovery of tobacco licence fees - abuse of process- champerty - trafficking in litigation - permanent stay of proceedings - expiry of limitation period - application of limitation period to represented parties - same interest - jurisdictional requirement - discretion to "otherwise order" - beneficial common relief - common issues of fact and law - discovery- opt-in procedure - closing the class - relevance to fact in issue - discovery in limine -Supreme Court Rules Pt 8 r13, Pt 23 - restitution - total failure of consideration - relevance of subjective intent of payer. (D)

Business Franchise Licences (Tobacco) Act 1987 (NSW) Fair Trading Act 1987 (WA) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 Pt IVA LEGISLATION CITED: Limitation Act 1969 Maintenance and Champerty Abolition Act 1993 Recovery of Imposts Act 1963 (NSW) Tobacco Products (Licensing) Act 1988 (Qld) s24

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