NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Knevitt v The Commonwealth of Australia [2009] NSWSC 1341
HEARING DATE(S) : 26/06/2009, 30/10/2009
JUDGMENT DATE : 4 December 2009
JUDGMENT OF : Buddin J
DECISION : The appeal is dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS : Civil - appeal from Local Court - whether breach of contract in relation to length of term of engagement - whether misrepresentations made - whether claim within scope of Trade Practices Act - meaning of phrase "carrying on a business"
LEGISLATION CITED : Local Court Act 2007 Trade Practices Act 1974 (C'th)
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University [2009] 83 ALJR 951 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) NSWLR 139 Australian Gaslight Co v Valuer-General (1940) 40 SR (NSW) Baring v Russell Edwards Design Services Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 58 Coulton & others v Holcombe & others (1986) 162 CLR 1 Equuscorp Pty Ltd and Anor v HGT Investments Pty Ltd (2004) 218 CLR 471 CASES CITED : Esanda Ltd v Burgess and Anor [1984] 2 NSWLR 139 Hope v The Council of the City of Bathurst (1980) 144 CLR 1 Klesteel Pty Ltd v Mantzouranis [2008] NSWSC 194 Masterton Homes Pty Ltd v Palm Assets Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 234 McMurtrie v Commonwealth of Australia & Ors [2002] NSWSC, 1147 R v PL [2009] NSWCCA 256 Sirway Asia Pacific Pty Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia (2002 ATPR (Digest) 46-226
PARTIES : Ian Knevitt (Appellant) The Commonwealth of Australia (Respondent)
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