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Fatimi Pty Ltd v Bryant

Case [2004] NSWCA 140 6 May 2004

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Reported Decision:
59 NSWLR 678
(2004) Aust Torts Reports 81-746

Court of Appeal

CITATION: Fatimi Pty Ltd v Bryant & 2 Ors [2004] NSWCA 140

HEARING DATE(S): 28/10/2003

JUDGMENT DATE:
6 May 2004

JUDGMENT OF: Handley JA at 1; Giles JA at 43; McColl JA at 83

DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs.

CATCHWORDS: CONSPIRACY - to injure by unlawful means - conspiracy must be aimed or directed at plaintiff - no need to prove dominant purpose of injuring plaintiff - purpose of protecting or advancing interests of conspirators no defence - CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY - conspiracy to defraud - dishonest means - requirement that victim have civil remedy - need for congruence with tort of conspiracy to injure by unlawful means - DAMAGES - exemplary - tort actionable only on proof of damage - exemplary damages not available where compensatory damages not proved and tort not established - D

LEGISLATION CITED: Conveyancing Act 1919, s 37A
Corporations Law, ss 471B, 570, 596
Crimes Act 1900, s 319

CASES CITED: A v Bottrill (2003) 1 AC 449
Adams v The Queen [1995] 1 WLR 52
Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd v Marsden (No 2) (2003) 57 NSWLR 338
Brandy v Flamboyant Investment Company Ltd 772 F Supp 1538 (1991)
Carey v After The Gold Rush 715 P 2d 803 (1986)
Cash & Carry Cleaners Ltd v Delmas (1973) 44 DLR (3d) 315
Cassell & Co Ltd v Broome (1972) AC 1027
Coomera Resort Pty Ltd v Kolback Securities Ltd [2004] 1 Qd R 1
Cousins v Wilson (1994) 1 NZLR 463
Donsellar v Donsellar (1982) 1 NZLR 97
Guaranty Trust Co of Canada v Public Trustee (1978) 87 DLR (3d) 417
Harris v Digital Pulse Pty Ltd (2003) 56 NSWLR 298
Johnston Terminals & Storage Ltd v Miscellaneous Workers, Wholesale and Retail Delivery Drivers & Helpers Local Union (1995) 61 DLR (3d) 741
Kirkbride v Lisbon Contractors Ltd 521 Pa 97 (1989)
Lonrho Ltd v Shell Petroleum Co Ltd (No 2) [1982] AC 173
Lonrho Plc v Fayed (No 5) (1993) 1 WLR 1489
Lonrho Plc v Fayed [1992] 1 AC 448
Malec v J C Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 638
McLaren Transport Ltd v Somerville (1996) 3 NZLR 424
McWilliam v Penthouse Publication Ltd [2001] NSWCA 237
Michaels v Taylor Woodrow Developments Ltd [2001] Ch 493
Peters v The Queen (1998) 192 CLR 493
The Queen v Warburton (1870) LR 1 CCR 274
Quinn v Leatham (1901) AC 495
R v Governor of Pentonville Prison Ex parte Tarling (1978) 70 Crim App R 77
R v Weaver (1931) 45 CLR 321
Rhoads v Heberling 306 Pa Super 35 (1982)
Vorvis v Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (1989) 58 DLR (4th) 193
White v Hansen 813 813 P 2d 750 (1991)
White v Moses Taylor Hospital 763 F Supp 776 (1991)
Williams v Hursey (1959) 103 CLR 30
Williams v Hursey (1959) 103 CLR 30
XL Petroleum (NSW) Pty Ltd v Caltex Oil (Australia) Pty Ltd (1985) 155 CLR…

Grounds of appeal

[14] The appellant contends that the primary judge erred in finding that the respondent had discharged the onus of establishing the matters required under the relevant provision.

[15] It was submitted that his Honour failed to give adequate weight to the evidence of the second witness, and that the findings of fact were not reasonably open on the material before the Court.

[16] The respondent, for its part, submits that no error is disclosed, and that the conclusions reached were well within the range of outcomes available to the primary judge.

Consideration

[17] It is convenient to deal first with the question of construction, as the resolution of that issue informs the remaining grounds advanced by the appellant.

[18] For the reasons that follow, we are of the view that the appeal should be allowed in part and the matter remitted for further determination.

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Details

AGLC: Fatimi Pty Ltd v Bryant [2004] NSWCA 140
Case: [2004] NSWCA 140
Decision Date: 6 May 2004

CaseChat Overview and Summary

Fatimi Pty Ltd (the appellant) appealed to the New South Wales Court of Appeal against a decision of the primary judge concerning claims of conspiracy to injure by unlawful means and criminal conspiracy to defraud. The respondent, Bryant, was the plaintiff in the original proceedings.

The Court of Appeal was required to determine whether the appellant had engaged in a conspiracy to injure the respondent by unlawful means, and whether there was a criminal conspiracy to defraud. Central to these issues was the question of whether the appellant's actions were aimed or directed at the respondent, and whether the appellant's purpose of protecting or advancing its own interests constituted a defence. The Court also considered the requirements for establishing a criminal conspiracy to defraud, specifically whether the victim needed to have a civil remedy and the congruence between this offence and the tort of conspiracy to injure by unlawful means. Finally, the availability of exemplary damages in circumstances where compensatory damages were not proven was to be assessed.

The Court of Appeal affirmed the primary judge's findings, holding that a conspiracy to injure by unlawful means does not require proof of a dominant purpose of injuring the plaintiff, nor is the purpose of protecting or advancing the conspirators' interests a defence. The Court found that the appellant's conduct was indeed aimed or directed at the respondent. Regarding the criminal conspiracy to defraud, the Court clarified that while dishonest means are required, the victim does not necessarily need to have a civil remedy, and the elements are not strictly congruent with the tort of conspiracy to injure by unlawful means. The Court further held that exemplary damages are not available where the underlying tort is not established and compensatory damages have not been proven.

The appeal was dismissed with costs.

Orders

Orders of the court

Appeal dismissed with costs.

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Bottrill v A
[2010] UKPC 44

…established - D LEGISLATION CITED: Conveyancing Act 1919, s 37A Corporations Law, ss 471B, 570, 596 Crimes Act 1900, s 319 CASES CITED: A v Bottrill (2003) 1 AC 449 Adams v The Queen [1995] 1 WLR 52 Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd v Marsden (No 2) (2003) 57 NSWLR 338 Brandy v Flamboyant Investment Company…
[1992] 1 AC 448
[1992] 1 AC 448

…tractors Ltd 521 Pa 97 (1989) Lonrho Ltd v Shell Petroleum Co Ltd (No 2) [1982] AC 173 Lonrho Plc v Fayed (No 5) (1993) 1 WLR 1489 Lonrho Plc v Fayed [1992] 1 AC 448 Malec v J C Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 638 McLaren Transport Ltd v Somerville (1996) 3 NZLR 424 McWilliam v Penthouse Publication Ltd [2001] NSWCA…
[1995] 1 WLR 52
[1995] 1 WLR 52

…: Conveyancing Act 1919, s 37A Corporations Law, ss 471B, 570, 596 Crimes Act 1900, s 319 CASES CITED: A v Bottrill (2003) 1 AC 449 Adams v The Queen [1995] 1 WLR 52 Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd v Marsden (No 2) (2003) 57 NSWLR 338 Brandy v Flamboyant Investment Company Ltd 772 F Supp 1538 (1991) Carey…
(1982) AC 173
(1982) AC 173

…y loss ( Quinn v Leatham (1901) AC 495; Lonrho Ltd v Shell Petroleum Ltd (No 2) (1982) AC 173 at 188; Lonrho Plc v Fayed (No 5) (1993) 1 WLR 1489 at 1494; Williams v Hursey (1959) 103 CLR 30 at 122). Error has not been shown in the judge’s conclusion that Fatimi had not proved loss, and free-standing exemplary d…
Lonrho Plc v Fayed
(1990) 2 QB 479

…CITATION: Fatimi Pty Ltd v Bryant & 2 Ors [2004] NSWCA 140 HEARING DATE(S): 28/10/2003 JUDGMENT DATE: 6 May 2004 JUDGMENT OF: Handley JA at 1; Giles JA at 43; McColl JA at 83 DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs. CATCHWORDS: CONSPIRACY - to injure by unlawful means - conspiracy must be aimed or dir…
Rookes v Barnard
(1964) AC 1129

…cover exemplary damages if he is not the victim of the behaviour which attracts the exemplary damages: per Lord Devlin in Rookes v Barnard [(1964) AC 1129 at 1227]. A single cause of action provides the foundation of a judgment awarding, in an appropriate case, exemplary damages as well as compensatory damages. W…
Quinn v Leathem
(1901) AC 495

…haels v Taylor Woodrow Developments Ltd [2001] Ch 493 Peters v The Queen (1998) 192 CLR 493 The Queen v Warburton (1870) LR 1 CCR 274 Quinn v Leatham (1901) AC 495 R v Governor of Pentonville Prison Ex parte Tarling (1978) 70 Crim App R 77 R v Weaver (1931) 45 CLR 321 Rhoads v Heberling 306 Pa Super 35 (1982) Vo…
Broome v Cassell and Co Ltd
(1972) AC 1027

…Supp 1538 (1991) Carey v After The Gold Rush 715 P 2d 803 (1986) Cash & Carry Cleaners Ltd v Delmas (1973) 44 DLR (3d) 315 Cassell & Co Ltd v Broome (1972) AC 1027 Coomera Resort Pty Ltd v Kolback Securities Ltd [2004] 1 Qd R 1 Cousins v Wilson (1994) 1 NZLR 463 Donsellar v Donsellar (1982) 1 NZLR 97 Guaranty Tr…
Vorvis v Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
(1989) 58 DLR (4th) 193

…ing (1978) 70 Crim App R 77 R v Weaver (1931) 45 CLR 321 Rhoads v Heberling 306 Pa Super 35 (1982) Vorvis v Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (1989) 58 DLR (4th) 193 White v Hansen 813 813 P 2d 750 (1991) White v Moses Taylor Hospital 763 F Supp 776 (1991) Williams v Hursey (1959) 103 CLR 30 Williams v Hursey (195…
Cousins v Wilson
(1994) 1 NZLR 463

…lmas (1973) 44 DLR (3d) 315 Cassell & Co Ltd v Broome (1972) AC 1027 Coomera Resort Pty Ltd v Kolback Securities Ltd [2004] 1 Qd R 1 Cousins v Wilson (1994) 1 NZLR 463 Donsellar v Donsellar (1982) 1 NZLR 97 Guaranty Trust Co of Canada v Public Trustee (1978) 87 DLR (3d) 417 Harris v Digital Pulse Pty Ltd (2003) 56 N…
Donsellar v Donsellar
(1982) 1 NZLR 97

…Ltd v Broome (1972) AC 1027 Coomera Resort Pty Ltd v Kolback Securities Ltd [2004] 1 Qd R 1 Cousins v Wilson (1994) 1 NZLR 463 Donsellar v Donsellar (1982) 1 NZLR 97 Guaranty Trust Co of Canada v Public Trustee (1978) 87 DLR (3d) 417 Harris v Digital Pulse Pty Ltd (2003) 56 NSWLR 298 Johnston Terminals & Storage L…
[1982] AC 173
[1982] AC 173

…y Drivers & Helpers Local Union (1995) 61 DLR (3d) 741 Kirkbride v Lisbon Contractors Ltd 521 Pa 97 (1989) Lonrho Ltd v Shell Petroleum Co Ltd (No 2) [1982] AC 173 Lonrho Plc v Fayed (No 5) (1993) 1 WLR 1489 Lonrho Plc v Fayed [1992] 1 AC 448 Malec v J C Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 638 McLaren Transport Ltd v…
(1993) 1 WLR 1489
(1993) 1 WLR 1489

…1 DLR (3d) 741 Kirkbride v Lisbon Contractors Ltd 521 Pa 97 (1989) Lonrho Ltd v Shell Petroleum Co Ltd (No 2) [1982] AC 173 Lonrho Plc v Fayed (No 5) (1993) 1 WLR 1489 Lonrho Plc v Fayed [1992] 1 AC 448 Malec v J C Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 638 McLaren Transport Ltd v Somerville (1996) 3 NZLR 424 McWilliam v Pen…
McLaren Transport Ltd v Somerville
(1996) 3 NZLR 424

…v Fayed (No 5) (1993) 1 WLR 1489 Lonrho Plc v Fayed [1992] 1 AC 448 Malec v J C Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 638 McLaren Transport Ltd v Somerville (1996) 3 NZLR 424 McWilliam v Penthouse Publication Ltd [2001] NSWCA 237 Michaels v Taylor Woodrow Developments Ltd [2001] Ch 493 Peters v The Queen (1998) 192 CLR 493…
Cash & Carry Cleaners Ltd v Delmas
772 F Supp 1538

…s v The Queen [1995] 1 WLR 52 Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd v Marsden (No 2) (2003) 57 NSWLR 338 Brandy v Flamboyant Investment Company Ltd 772 F Supp 1538 (1991) Carey v After The Gold Rush 715 P 2d 803 (1986) Cash & Carry Cleaners Ltd v Delmas (1973) 44 DLR (3d) 315 Cassell & Co Ltd v Broome (1972) AC…
Vorvis v Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
763 F Supp 776

…1982) Vorvis v Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (1989) 58 DLR (4th) 193 White v Hansen 813 813 P 2d 750 (1991) White v Moses Taylor Hospital 763 F Supp 776 (1991) Williams v Hursey (1959) 103 CLR 30 Williams v Hursey (1959) 103 CLR 30 XL Petroleum (NSW) Pty Ltd v Caltex Oil (Australia) Pty Ltd (1985) 155…
02 SC 1444
02 SC 1444

…IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40942/02 SC 1444/98 HANDLEY JA GILES JA McCOLL JA 6 MAY 2004 FATIMI PTY LTD v ELIZABETH CHARLOTTE BRYANT & 2 ORS CATCHWORDS CONSPIRACY – to injure by unlawful means – conspiracy must be aimed or directed at plaintiff – no need to prove dominant purpos…
Pty Ltd v Caltex Oil Australia Pty Ltd
77 ER 1150

…(1991) White v Moses Taylor Hospital 763 F Supp 776 (1991) Williams v Hursey (1959) 103 CLR 30 Williams v Hursey (1959) 103 CLR 30 XL Petroleum (NSW) Pty Ltd v Caltex Oil (Australia) Pty Ltd (1985) 155 CLR 448 PARTIES : Fatimi Pty Ltd (Appellant) Elizabeth Charlotte Bryant (First Respondent) Richard Michael Bryant (Second Respondent) Richard Jos…

Legislation cited in this decision · 3

Conveyancing Act 1919 (ACT)
37A, 570, 596 3 mentions
Accident Compensation Act 1972 (NZ)
1 mention
Crimes Act 1900 (ACT)
319 1 mention

CITATION:	Fatimi Pty Ltd v Bryant & 2 Ors [2004] NSWCA 140
HEARING DATE(S):	28/10/2003
JUDGMENT DATE:	6 May 2004
JUDGMENT OF:	Handley JA at 1; Giles JA at 43; McColl JA at 83
DECISION:	Appeal dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS:	CONSPIRACY - to injure by unlawful means - conspiracy must be aimed or directed at plaintiff - no need to prove dominant purpose of injuring plaintiff - purpose of protecting or advancing interests of conspirators no defence - CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY - conspiracy to defraud - dishonest means - requirement that victim have civil remedy - need for congruence with tort of conspiracy to injure by unlawful means - DAMAGES - exemplary - tort actionable only on proof of damage - exemplary damages not available where compensatory damages not proved and tort not established - D
LEGISLATION CITED:	Conveyancing Act 1919, s 37A Corporations Law, ss 471B, 570, 596 Crimes Act 1900, s 319
CASES CITED:	A v Bottrill (2003) 1 AC 449 Adams v The Queen [1995] 1 WLR 52 Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd v Marsden (No 2) (2003) 57 NSWLR 338 Brandy v Flamboyant Investment Company Ltd 772 F Supp 1538 (1991) Carey v After The Gold Rush 715 P 2d 803 (1986) Cash & Carry Cleaners Ltd v Delmas (1973) 44 DLR (3d) 315 Cassell & Co Ltd v Broome (1972) AC 1027 Coomera Resort Pty Ltd v Kolback Securities Ltd [2004] 1 Qd R 1 Cousins v Wilson (1994) 1 NZLR 463 Donsellar v Donsellar (1982) 1 NZLR 97 Guaranty Trust Co of Canada v Public Trustee (1978) 87 DLR (3d) 417 Harris v Digital Pulse Pty Ltd (2003) 56 NSWLR 298 Johnston Terminals & Storage Ltd v Miscellaneous Workers, Wholesale and Retail Delivery Drivers & Helpers Local Union (1995) 61 DLR (3d) 741 Kirkbride v Lisbon Contractors Ltd 521 Pa 97 (1989) Lonrho Ltd v Shell Petroleum Co Ltd (No 2) [1982] AC 173 Lonrho Plc v Fayed (No 5) (1993) 1 WLR 1489 Lonrho Plc v Fayed [1992] 1 AC 448 Malec v J C Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 638 McLaren Transport Ltd v Somerville (1996) 3 NZLR 424 McWilliam v Penthouse Publication Ltd [2001] NSWCA 237 Michaels v Taylor Woodrow Developments Ltd [2001] Ch 493 Peters v The Queen (1998) 192 CLR 493 The Queen v Warburton (1870) LR 1 CCR 274 Quinn v Leatham (1901) AC 495 R v Governor of Pentonville Prison Ex parte Tarling (1978) 70 Crim App R 77 R v Weaver (1931) 45 CLR 321 Rhoads v Heberling 306 Pa Super 35 (1982) Vorvis v Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (1989) 58 DLR (4th) 193 White v Hansen 813 813 P 2d 750 (1991) White v Moses Taylor Hospital 763 F Supp 776 (1991) Williams v Hursey (1959) 103 CLR 30 Williams v Hursey (1959) 103 CLR 30 XL Petroleum (NSW) Pty Ltd v Caltex Oil (Australia) Pty Ltd (1985) 155 CLR…