Lovick & Son Developments Pty Ltd & Anor v Doppstadt Australia Pty Ltd & Anor (No. 2) [2012] NSWSC 1579

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lovick & Son Developments Pty Ltd & Anor v Doppstadt Australia Pty Ltd & Anor (No. 2) [2012] NSWSC 1579 Hearing dates: 21 May 2012 Decision date: 17 December 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Slattery J Decision: Damages assessed for loss of profits only. Catchwords: DAMAGES - general principles - damages after action brought - difficulty in assessing damages - mitigation of damages - Court found that purchase of shredding machine was induced by misleading and deceptive conduct - whether on the evidence the plaintiffs are entitled to recover for the difference between the price paid for the machine and its market value at the time of acquisition - whether plaintiffs entitled to recover for loss of profits. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Cases Cited: Enzed Holdings Ltd v Wynthea Pty Ltd (1984) 57 ALR 167 Gates v City Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 1 Gould v Vaggelas (1985) 157 CLR 215 Kizbeau Pty Ltd v WG & B Pty Ltd (1995) 184 CLR 281 Lovick & Son Developments Pty Ltd & Anor v Doppstadt Australia Pty Ltd & Anor [2012] NSWSC 529 Schindler Lifts Australia Pty Ltd v Debelak (1989) 89 ALR 275 Category: Consequential orders Parties: First Plaintiff:- Lovick & Son Developments Pty Ltd Second Plaintiff:- Lovick Engineering Pty Ltd First Defendant:- Doppstadt Australia Pty Ltd Second Defendant:-Raymond James Davis Representation: Plaintiffs:- D.A. Lloyd Defendants:- H. Woods Solicitors: