Margaret Long v A & MI Pty Limited and Manal Ibrahim [2013] NSWDC 333

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Margaret Long v A & MI Pty Limited and Manal Ibrahim [2013] NSWDC 333 Hearing dates: 5 - 6/12/2012, 4 - 6/2/2013, 28/3/2013, 9 - 12/4/2013 Decision date: 20 June 2013 Before: Letherbarrow SC DCJ Decision: 1Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff against the first defendant in the sum of $15,000.00 2Judgment for the second defendant Catchwords: Purchase of used Maserati motor vehicle - misleading and deceptive conduct - representations - puffery - express and implied terms - fitness for purpose - merchantable quality - person involved in contravention - damages Legislation Cited: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), Sale of Goods Act 1923 (NSW) Cases Cited: Gould v Vagellas (1985) 157 CLR 215, Henjo Investments Pty Ltd v Collins Marrickville Pty Ltd (No. 1) (1998) 39 FCR 546, Wardley Australia Ltd v Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514, Hanave Pty Ltd v LFOT Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 357, Kizbeau Pty Ltd v WG & 8 Pty Ltd (1995) 184 CLR 281, Yorke v Lucas (1985) 158 CLR 661, Australian Knitting Mills v Grant (1933) 50 CLR 387, Pereira v Director of Public Prosecutions (1988) 82 ALR 217, Butt v Tingey (1993) ATPR 46-110, Richardson and Wrench Holdings Pty Ltd v Ligon No 174 Pty Ltd (1994) 123 ALR 681, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Bio Enviro Plan Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 232, Parkdale Custom Built Furniture Pty Ltd v Puxu Pty Ltd [1982] HCA 44 Texts Cited: Motor Traders Association's Code of Ethics; Cheshire and Fifoot's Law of Contract, Ninth Australian Edition, 2008, Miller's Australian Competition and Consumer Law Annotated, 35th Edition, 2013 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: Margaret Long 1st Defendant: A & MI Pty Limited 2nd Defendant Manal Ibrahim Representation: Plaintiff: M. Gunning First and Second Defendants: C. Robinson Plaintiff: Mills Oakley Lawyers First and Second Defendants: Cambridge Law File Number(s): 2011/224843