Learn & Play (Rhodes No 1) Pty Limited as Trustee for Rhodes 1 Childcare Centre Unit Trust v David John Frank Lombe [2011] NSWSC 1506

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Learn & Play (Rhodes No 1) Pty Limited as Trustee for Rhodes 1 Childcare Centre Unit Trust v David John Frank Lombe [2011] NSWSC 1506 Hearing dates: 29, 30 November, 1 December 2011 Decision date: 01 December 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Pembroke J Decision: See [27] Catchwords: AGENCY - ostensible authority - requirement for representation - whether company held person out as having authority - no representation - no reliance ESTOPPEL - no representation - no reliance AGENCY - ratification of acts done without authority - ratification by silence, acquiescence or inactivity - requirement that principal be aware of all material facts - no knowledge of material terms - no ratification or adoption Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Family Law Act 1975 Cases Cited: Brockway v Pando [2010] WASCA 192 Permanent Trustee Co Ltd v Bernera Holdings Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 56 Pollard v Wilson [2010] NSWCA 68 Suncorp Finance & Insurance Corp v Milano Assicurazioni SpA [1993] 2 Lloyd's Rep 225 Taylor v Smith (1926) 38 CLR 48 Victorian Professional Group Management Pty Ltd v The Proprietors "Surfers Aquarius" Building Units Plan No 3881 (1987) 1 Qd R 487 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Learn & Play (Rhodes No 1) Pty Ltd - first plaintiff Learn & Play Early Learning Pty Ltd - second plaintiff Rhodes 1 Childcare Centre Pty Ltd - third plaintiff David John Frank Lombe - first defendant Bank of Western Australia Ltd - second defendant Representation: Counsel: V F Kerr - for the plaintiffs R I Bellamy - for the defendants Solicitors: Courtenay & Co - for the plaintiffs Gadens Lawyers - for the defendants File Number(s): 2011/00297373