NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Dawson v LNG Holdings [2008] NSWSC 137
HEARING DATE(S) : 16-20/07/07; 23-26/07/07
JUDGMENT DATE : 29 February 2008
JURISDICTION : Equity
JUDGMENT OF : White J
DECISION : See paras 165 and 166 of judgment.
CATCHWORDS : TRADE AND COMMERCE – Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) and related legislation – consumer protection – misleading or deceptive conduct or false representations – representations in relation to investment in property development – whether reasonable grounds for representations – whether misleading conduct by non-disclosure – whether omissions advertent – accessorial liability – causation of loss.
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED : Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW)
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
Watson v Foxman (1995) 49 NSWLR 315 Yorke v Lucas (1985) 158 CLR 661 Demagogue Pty Ltd v Ramensky (1992) 39 FCR 31 Kimberley NZI Finance Ltd v Torero Pty Ltd [1989] ATPR (Digest) 53,193 Winterton Constructions Pty Ltd v Hambros Australia Ltd (1992) 39 FCR 97 CASES CITED : Warner v Elders Rural Finance (1993) 41 FCR 399 Gould v Vaggelas (1985) 157 CLR 215 Houghton v Arms [2006] HCA 59; (2006) 225 CLR 553 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 March v E & MH Stramare Pty Ltd (1991) 171 CLR 506 Wardley Australia Ltd v State of Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514
TEXTS CITED : M Pearce SC, Accessorial Liability for Misleading or Deceptive Conduct (2006) 80 Australian Law Journal 104
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