Osborne v Iris Diversified Property Pty Limited [2014] NSWSC 1488

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Osborne v Iris Diversified Property Pty Limited [2014] NSWSC 1488 Hearing dates: 20 & 21 October 2014 Decision date: 31 October 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Pembroke J Decision: Claim dismissed with costs Catchwords: MISLEADING CONDUCT - reliance and causation - relevance to reliance of claimant's disclaimers and acknowledgements of non-reliance MISLEADING CONDUCT - characterisation of conduct - relevance to characterisation of alleged misleading conduct of claimant's disclaimers and acknowledgements in contract Cases Cited: Benlist Pty Ltd v Olivetti Australia Pty Ltd (1990) ATPR 41-043 Butcher v Lachlan Elder Realty Pty Ltd (2004) 218 CLR 592 Campbell v Back Office Investments Pty Ltd [2009] HCA 25 Collins Marrickville Pty Ltd v Henjo Investments Pty Ltd (1987) 72 ALR 601 Culligan v ACO Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 290 Keen Mar Corporation Pty Ltd v Labrador Park Shopping Centre Pty Ltd (1989) ATPR (digest) 46-048 Poulet Frais Pty Ltd v Silver Fox Company Pty Ltd [2005] FCAFC 131 Thomas v SMP (International) Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 822 Watson v Foxman (1995) 49 NSWLR 315 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Andrew Osborne - plaintiff Iris Diversified Property Pty Limited - defendant Representation: Counsel: M Condon SC - for the plaintiff A McGrath SC - for the defendant Solicitors: Holman Webb Lawyers - for the plaintiff Henry Davis York - for the defendant File Number(s): 2012/322441