Goodridge v Beadle

[2017] FCCA 3219

FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURT OF AUSTRALIA

GOODRIDGE & BEADLE [2017] FCCA 3219

Catchwords:
FAMILY LAW – Parenting and property – de facto relationship over 13 years – farming operations.

AFFIDAVITS – Deponent refusing to return to the witness box after being briefly cross-examined – witness swearing up to affidavit but, by reason of her refusal to continue with her cross–examination – majority of her affidavit untested – whether appropriate to exclude the whole of the witness’s evidence – extensive review of authorities – evidence excluded.

FRAUD – No need to specifically call the impugned evidence “fraud” – need to provide particulars of the impugned conduct.

CONTRACT – Rule concerning certainty – void for uncertainty.

SECURITY – Sale “in the ordinary course of business” – what constitutes – no evidence of such a sale on the facts of the case – extensive review of authorities.

EVIDENCE – Adverse inference – rule in Jones v Dunkel.

SHAM TRANSACTION – Elements of.

Legislation:

34 and 35 Hen 8, C 4 (1542)

1874 Insolvency Act (38 Vic No 5)

Bankruptcy Act 1924 (Cth)

Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), s.55

Family Law Act 1975, ss.60CC(3), 90SM

Family Law Rules 2004 (Cth), order 16, rule 10
Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act1999 (Cth), s.64
Federal Circuit Court Rules 2001 (Cth), r.1.06

Cases cited:

A v A [1976] VR 298
Abalos v Australian Postal Commission (1990) 171 CLR 167
Alderson v Temple (1768) 98 ER 165
Angelides v James Stedman Henderson’s Sweets Ltd (1927) 40 CLR 43
Ascot Investments Pty Ltd v Harper (1981) 148 CLR 337
Ashton v Pratt [2015] NSWCA 12
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) v Rich (2009) 75 ACSR 1
Associated Leisure Ltd (Phonographic Equipment Co) Ltd v Associated Newspapers Ltd [1970] 2 QB 450
Axelsen v O’Brien (1949) 80 CLR 219
B v B (1986) FLC 91-758
Balfour v Balfour [1919] 2 KB 571
Banque Commerciale SA en Liquidation v Akhil Holdings Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 279
Blatch v Archer [1774] 98 ER 969
Brunskill v Sovereign Marine and General Insurance Co Ltd (1985) 59 ALJR 842
Burns v McFarlane (1940) 64 CLR 108
Clout v Sing [2005] FCA 1058
Coghlan v Cumberland [1898] 1 Ch 704
Cohen v Cohen (1929) 42 CLR 91
Corrigan v Commvault Systems (Australia) Pty Ltd (2011) 192 FCR 71
Curley v Duff (1985) 2 NSW LR 716
Dasreef Pty Ltd v Hawchar (2011) 243 CLR 588
Davy v Garrett (1877) 7 Ch D 473
Dearman, Owners of SS Hontestroom v Owners of SS Sagaporack; SS Hontestroom v SS Durham Castle [1927] AC 37
Devries v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472
Downs Distributing Co Pty Ltd v Associated Blue Star Stores Pty Ltd (in liquidation) (1948) 76 CLR 463
Duke Group Ltd (in liquidation) v Pilmer (1998) 27 ACSR 1
Dunne v English (1874) LR 18 Eq 524
Emwest Products v Olifent (1996) 22 ACSR 202
Ermogenous v Greek Orthodox community of SA Inc (2002) 209 CLR 95
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