This appeal concerned a class action commenced under Part 13A of the Civil Proceedings Act 2011 (Qld). The plaintiffs sought damages for pure economic loss caused by the defendants’ allegedly negligent production of sorghum seeds. The plaintiffs failed at trial on the basis that no duty of care was owed.…
Hearing for costs of the proceeding in Mallonland Pty Ltd & Anor v Advanta Seeds Pty Ltd [2021] QSC 74. The plaintiffs’ claim was dismissed on the basis that no duty of care was owed. However, the Court found that had a duty of care been owed, then the plaintiff…
9-4-21 / Nicholas Andreatidis KC, Mei Barnes — Class Actions
This case is the first proceeding tried as a class action under Part 13A of the Civil Proceedings Act 2010 (Qld). The plaintiffs were crop farmers who had purchased and planted seed produced by the defendant seed company. The plaintiffs sought damages for negligence and misleading and deceptive conduct in…
