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Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (No 2)

Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (No 2)

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AGLC: Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2003] VSC 212
Case: [2003] VSC 212
Decision Date: 20 June 2003

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Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2003] VSC 212

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Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (No 3) [2003] VSC 244

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Citation 1 (Para 27)

…p member’s claim; this was the approach initially adopted by Gillard J in Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2003] VSC 212 and allows an individual claim leading to the entry of judgment to be resolved within the structure of the class action; (5)alternatively to (4), and less commonly, an app…
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Citation 2 (Para 5)

…ement that an applicant is not liable for costs of his/her solicitor in any circumstances. (Johnson Tiles P/L and Anor v Esso Aust P/L and Ors (No 2) [2003] VSC 212 at [127] – [127])…
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Citation 3 (Para 1)

…oceeding up to and prior to the date of transfer.[41] [41] See the observations of Gillard J in Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd [No 2] [2003] VSC 212 [88].…
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Citation 4 (Para 5)

…group member’s claim; this was the approach initially adopted by Gillard J in Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2003] VSC 212 and allows an individual claim leading to the entry of judgment to be resolved within the structure of the class action; (5)alternatively to (4), and less commonly, an…
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Citation 5 (Para 88)

…is Honour was satisfied that there was power to make such an order, relying on McMullin and Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2003] VSC 212 at [65]. No submission to the contrary had been advanced. Bromberg J said that McMullin was an example of a case where there was a “compelling reason” to…
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Citation 6 (Para 11)

…e extinguished (see for example King v AG Australia Holdings Limited [2002] FCA 1560 at [6] and Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2003] VSC 212 at [65]). Mr Chen also identified instances where orders were made which on their face appeared to finally determine (adversely) a group member's cla…
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Citation 7 (Para 8)

…sa Housing Association (1992) 83 NTR 14; Wilson v Richmond River Shire Council [2000] NSWSC 71; Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2003] VSC 212; Australian Beverage Distributors Pty Ltd v The Redrock Co Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 114; and Noye v Robbins [2010] WASCA 83.…
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Citation 8 (Para 3)

…of that kind (see McMullin v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd (1998) 84 FCR 1 at 4 (Wilcox J); Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (No.2) [2003] VSC 212 at [65] (Gillard J); cf King v AG Australia Holdings Ltd (formerly GIO Australia Holdings Ltd) [2002] FCA 1560 at [9] (Moore J)), for the following r…
Fast Access Finance (Beaudesert) Pty Ltd and Anor v Charter and Anor (No 2) [2012] QCATA 172
Citation 9 (Para 2)

…elstra Corporation [1995] AATA 94 at [12]; Wentworth v Rogers [2002] NSWSC 709 at [4]; Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2003] VSC 212 at [109], [123]. [6] Affidavit of Klaire Gweneal Coles at [11].…
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Citation 10 (Para 1)

…ckhouse v Judd [1925] SASR 395 ; Angor Pty Ltd v Ilich Motor Co Pty Ltd (1992) 37 FCR 65 , 72 ; Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2003] VSC 212 ; O'Keefe v Hayes Knight GTO Pty Ltd (2005) 218 ALR 604 , 612. [25] Davies v Taylor (No 2) [1974] AC 225; R v Miller [1983] 3 All ER 186; Hudgson v E…
Kuek v Devflan Pty Ltd [2011] VSCA 25
Citation 11 (Para 1)

…re not liable to pay their lawyers. It followed that the judge was correct to conclude that there was no breach of the indemnity principle. [36][2003] VSC 212, [123].…
Noye v Robbins [2010] WASCA 83
Citation 12

…N 381; 157 ER 1229 Hyams v DPP [1975] AC 55 Inglis v Moore (No 2) (1979) 25 ALR 453; 46 FLR 470 Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2003] VSC 212 Johnson v Santa Teresa Housing Association (1992) 83 NTR 14 Lenthall v Hillson [1933] SASR 31 Lewis v Averay (No 2) [1973] 1 WLR 510 Mitchell v John…
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Citation 13

…No 2) (1979) 46 FLR 470 Insurance Commission (WA) v Kightly [2005] WASCA 154; (2005) 30 WAR 380 Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2003] VSC 212 Johnson v Santa Teresa Housing Association (1992) 83 NTR 14 Kars v Kars [1996] HCA 37; (1996) 187 CLR 354 Lenthall v Hillson [1933] SASR 31 McCullum…
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Citation 14 (Para 8)

…9 at 1231. [13] Angas Pty Ltd v Ilich Motor Company Pty Ltd (1992) 37 FCR 65 at 72. [14] Johnson Tiles P/L & Anor v Esso Aust P/L & Ors (No. 2) [2003] VSC 212. [15] O’Keeffe v Hayes Knight GTO Pty Ltd (2005) 218 ALR 604 at [40]. [16] Wentworth v Rogers (2006) 66 NSWLR 474. [17] Trevorrow v State of South Australi…
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Citation 15 (Para 13)

…issues which related to the claims of the business users. [Emphasis added] [12] Johnson Tiles P/L & Anor v Esso Aust P/L & Ors (No. 2) [2003] VSC 212. [13] Johnson Tiles P/L & Anor v Esso Aust P/L & Ors (No. 2) [2003] VSC 212 at [126]-[127].…
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Citation 16

…637 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Hudgson v Endrust (Australia) Pty Ltd (1986) 11 FCR 152 Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2003] VSC 212 Jones v Civil Service Association Inc [2003] WASCA 321 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 Michael v Freehill Hollingdale and Page (1990) 3 WAR 223 P…
O'Keeffe v Hayes Knight GTO Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 389
Citation 17 (Para 6)

…that the litigant would not have had to pay the litigant’s solicitor’s costs in any circumstances: Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd [2003] VSC 212 at [122]-[125].…
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Citation 18 (Para 1)

…), the point is not invariably correct as the present case demonstrates. [25] Johnson Tiles Pty Limited v Esso Australia Pty Limited (No 2) [2003] VSC 212, [37]; Legg and McInnes “Australian Annotated Class Actions Legislation” (3 rd ed) at [18.10]-[18.11].…
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Citation 19 (Para 1)

…rder that notice of any matter be given to group members. Section 33Y provides as follows: [72] Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2003] VSC 212 ( Johnson Tiles ) [17]–[19].…
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Citation 20 (Para 123)

…[16][2003] VSC 212 at [123].…
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Citation 21 (Para 1)

…; [45] Matthews v SPI Electricity Pty Ltd (Ruling No. 13) ;[46] [40][1998] FCA 658, per Wilcox J at [??]. [41](2002) 122 FCR 168; [2002] FCA 957. [42][2003] VSC 212 at [65] per Gillard J. [43][2009] FCA 758 at [41] [44][2011] VSC 167 at [81]-[82]. [45][2012] VSC 66 at [42]-[44]. [46][2013] VSC 17 at [60]-[62] per…
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Citation 22 (Para 1)

…I 2010 6249, order by consent made 24 August 2012); Rowe v Grunenthal GMBH [2011] VSC 657; Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2003] VSC 212 (Gillard J); Mercieca v SPI Electricity Pty Ltd [2012] VSC 204 (Emerton J).…
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Citation 23

…ppeal would not have taken the view that this was a matter for taxation. [23]See for example Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2003] VSC 212 at paragraph [122] and following. [24]See for example Backhouse v Judd (1925) SASR 395.…
Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (No 3) [2003] VSC 244
Citation 24 (Para 1)

…hat this court had ordered that the transferred Federal Court proceeding and the separate Supreme Court proceeding be consolidated.[8] [8]See reasons [2003] VSC 212.…

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SZDAL v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCA 123
Citation 1 (Para 1)

…to appeal by the High Court from the decision of the Full Federal Court that the court had accrued jurisdiction to hear the negligence claims. [1](2000) 104 FCR 564.…
Wentworth v Rogers [2002] NSWSC 709
Citation 2 (Para 1)

…sley.[20] Costs have also been allowed to the successful litigant who was legally aided. See Latoudis v Casey.[21] [15][1983] 1 WLR 1056 at 1061. [16][2002] NSWSC 709. [17][1903] 1 KB 289 [18][1933] SASR 31. [19][1969] VR 939. [20](2001) 51 NSWLR 333 at 338-9. [21](1990) 170 CLR 534.…
Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Hattersley [2001] NSWSC 60
Citation 3 (Para 1)

…aided. See Latoudis v Casey.[21] [15][1983] 1 WLR 1056 at 1061. [16][2002] NSWSC 709. [17][1903] 1 KB 289 [18][1933] SASR 31. [19][1969] VR 939. [20](2001) 51 NSWLR 333 at 338-9. [21](1990) 170 CLR 534.…
McMullin v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd [2000] FCA 404
Citation 4 (Para 1)

…in a step by step summary. He then made certain orders in respect of those claims which had failed. He then referred the matter for directions. [3](1997) 72 FCR 1 at 102.…
Cachia v Hanes [1994] HCA 14
Citation 5

…[12](1994) 179 CLR 403.…
Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 59
Citation 6 (Para 1)

…[15][1983] 1 WLR 1056 at 1061. [16][2002] NSWSC 709. [17][1903] 1 KB 289 [18][1933] SASR 31. [19][1969] VR 939. [20](2001) 51 NSWLR 333 at 338-9. [21](1990) 170 CLR 534.…
Commonwealth v Verwayen [1990] HCA 39
Citation 7 (Para 1)

…hdrawing the appeal before making a decision to do so. In my opinion, there is no basis for an estoppel against the plaintiffs or their advisers. [10](1990) 170 CLR 394.…
Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales [1982] HCA 24
Citation 8 (Para 1)

…objective manifestations of the common intention of the parties. See Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales .[14] [14](1982) 149 CLR 337 at 352.…
McMullin v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd [1998] FCA 658
Citation 9 (Para 1)

…t, the court does have power to make orders which would have the effect of closing the class of claimants and this can be done by a certain date. [11][1998] FCA 658.…
Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd [2003] VSC 27
Citation 10 (Para 1)

…On 20 February 2003, I published my reasons with respect to the common questions.[2] [2]See [2003] VSC 27.…

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