Geoffrey Alfred Rixon v Perpetual Trustees Victoria Ltd [2012] NSWSC 106

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Geoffrey Alfred Rixon v Perpetual Trustees Victoria Ltd [2012] NSWSC 106 Hearing dates: 7 December 2011, 8 December 2011, 16 December 2011 Decision date: 29 March 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Sackar J Decision: See paragraphs 134, 178 and 179 Catchwords: EQUITY - general principles - mortgage - unconscionability - unconscionable dealing - unconscionable conduct Legislation Cited: Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Cases Cited: Legione v Hateley (1983) 152 CLR 406 Stern v McArthur (1988) 165 CLR 489 Tanwar Enterprises Pty Ltd v Cauchi (2003) 217 CLR 315 Blomley v Ryan (1956) 99 CLR 362 Commercial Bank of Australia v Amadio (1983) 151 CLR 447 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v CG Berbatis Holdings Pty Ltd (2003) 214 CLR 51 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Lym International Pty Ltd v Marcolongo [2011] NSWCA 303 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Christmas v Nicol Bros Pty Ltd (1941) 41 SR (NSW) 317 Cubillo v Commonwealth (No 2) [2000] 103 FCR 1 Perpetual Trustees Victoria v Geoffrey Alfred Rixon [2001] NSWSC 329 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Geoffrey Alfred Rixon - plaintiff Perpetual Trustees Victoria Ltd - defendant Representation: Counsel: R W Evans (plaintiff) D Cook (defendant) Solicitors: McKell's Solicitors (plaintiff) Norton Rose (defendant) File Number(s): 2007/258227