R.T. & Y.E. Falls Investments Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales [No 2]

The case of R.T. & Y.E. Falls Investments Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales [No 2] involved the plaintiff, Falls Investments, suing the State of New South Wales for damages arising from alleged negligent misrepresentations and failure to warn. Falls Investments claimed that it suffered financial losses due to misleading information provided by the New South Wales Department of Agriculture regarding impending changes to agricultural policy. The case was heard in the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

The court was required to determine whether the Department of Agriculture owed a duty of care to Falls Investments to warn of potential policy changes, and if so, whether any breach of that duty caused the plaintiff's financial losses. Furthermore, the court had to consider whether Falls Investments could substantiate its claims of loss without the testimony of witnesses with direct knowledge of the facts.

The court found that the Department of Agriculture did not owe a duty of care to Falls Investments to warn about possible changes to agricultural policy. The court reasoned that there was no special relationship between the parties that would impose such a duty. Additionally, the court held that Falls Investments had not adequately proved the causation of its losses, as the plaintiff was unable to provide witnesses with direct knowledge of the facts. The court concluded that Falls Investments failed to establish a causal link between the alleged negligent misrepresentations and the financial losses claimed.

The court dismissed the claim, with no orders for costs.