Wendy Byrne v Cope Street Pty Limited & Anor [2009] NSWSC 947

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Wendy Byrne v Cope Street Pty Limited & Anor [2009] NSWSC 947

HEARING DATE(S) : 10/08/09, 11/08/09, 12/08/09, 13/08/09, 20/08/09

JUDGMENT DATE : 14 September 2009

JUDGMENT OF : Forster J at 1

DECISION : See paragraphs 163 to 165 of judgment.

Trade Practices Act - Representations with respect to future matters - no evidence adduced to establish reasonable grounds - reliance and liability established. CATCHWORDS : Contracts Review Act - liability established - section 6(2) found not to apply Unconscionability - vulnerability resulting from lack of financial or business sophistication - "wall of persuasion" constituted by defendant providing plaintiff with advice on all aspects of transaction.

Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Trade Practice Act 1974 (NSW)

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

Attorney General of New South Wales v World Best Holdings Ltd (2005) 63 NSWLR 557 Beneficial Finance Corporation Limited v Karavas (1991) 23 NSWLR 256 Ford by his Tutor Beatrice Ann Watkinson v Perpetual Trustees Victoria Limited (2009) 257 ALR 658 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 I & L Securities Pty Ltd v HTW Valuers (Brisbane) Pty Ltd (2002) 210 CLR 109 Lopwell Pty Ltd v Clarke & Ors [2009] NSWCA 165 Louth v Diprose (1992) 175 CLR 621 March v Stramare (E. & M. H.) Pty Ltd (1991) 171 CLR 506 CASES CITED : Medlin v State Government Insurance Commission (1995) 182 CLR 1 Nassif v Caminer [2009] NSWCA 45 Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd v Khoshaba [2006] NSWCA 41 Romanos v Pentagold Investments Pty Ltd (2003) 217 CLR 367 Spina v Permanent Custodians Limited [2009] NSWCA 206 Tanwar Enterprises Pty Ltd v Cauchi (2003) 217 CLR 315 Wardley Australia Limited v Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514 West v AGC (Advances) Limited (1986) 5 NSWLR 610 Zhang v VP302 SPV Pty Ltd & Ors (2009) 223 FLR 213