Maait v Chiu Nominees P/L & 2 Ors [2005] NSWSC 451

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Maait v Chiu Nominees P/L & 2 Ors [2005] NSWSC 451

HEARING DATE(S) : 15 March 2005

JUDGMENT DATE : 11 May 2005

JURISDICTION : Common Law Division

JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

DECISION : (1) The appeal is dismissed; (2) The decision of Magistrate P MacMahon dated 8 October 2004 is affirmed; (3) The summons filed 5 November 2004 is dismissed; (4) The plai ntiff is to pay the defendants' costs as agreed or assessed.

CATCHWORDS : Appeal decision of Local Court Magistrate - TPA - reliance

Business Names Act 1962 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970 (NSW) - s 69(2) Trades Practices Act 1974 (Cth) - ss 52 & 53

Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Carr v Neill [1999] NSWSC 1263 Devries v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472 R L & D Investments Pty Ltd v Bisby [2002] NSWSC 1082 CASES CITED : State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Earthline Constructions Pty Ltd (in Liq) (1999) 160 ALR 588 Swain v Waverley Municipal Council [2005] HCA 4 Taco Company of Australian Inc v Taco Bell Pty Ltd (1982) 42 ALR 177 Tec & Thomas (Aust) Pty Ltd v Matsumiya Computer Company Pty Ltd (1984) 1 FCR 28

John H Maait t/as John H Maait & Co (Plaintiff)

Chiu Nominees Pty Ltd ACN 009 606 286 (First Defendant) PARTIES : Henery Property Corporation Pty Ltd ACN 007 381 277 (Second Defendant)

Khoury Corporation Pty Ltd t.as Khoury & Partners ACN 003 737 308 (Third Defendant)