Curtin v University of New South Wales (No. 2) [2008] NSWSC 1236

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Curtin v University of New South Wales (No. 2) [2008] NSWSC 1236

HEARING DATE(S) : 1 September 2008

JUDGMENT DATE : 4 September 2008

JUDGMENT OF : Johnson J at 1

DECISION : 1. Defendant's Notice of Motion to strike out parts of Amended Statement of Claim allowed. 2. Plaintiff to pay costs on indemnity basis payable forthwith.

CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - claims in Statement of Claim under Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), Fair Trading Act 1987 and Contracts Review Act 1980 summarily dismissed by Associate Judge - Plaintiff thereafter given leave to serve Amended Statement of Claim - Defendants contend that repleaded claims constitute abuse of process - repleaded claims said to re-agitate dismissed claims - other paragraphs said to disclose no reasonable cause of action - "in trade or commerce" - internal communications - challenged paragraphs of amended pleading struck out

Fair Trading Act 1987 LEGISLATION CITED : Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Contracts Review Act 1980 Civil Procedure Act 2005

CATEGORY : Procedural and other rulings

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