The case provides a detailed synthesis of ten principles governing causation and assessment of damages under s 82 of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) following Henville v Walker, including that the common sense test of causation applies, that material contribution suffices, and that a defendant may disentangle components of loss attributable to supervening causes. Losses occurring five years after purchase and attributable to the plaintiffs' own management decisions were held not causally connected to any misleading conduct at the time of sale. The earlier 'direct result' formulation from Bowler v Hilda was noted as no longer correctly reflecting the law following Henville v Walker.
The full text is available to signed-in members, including the 3 later cases that cite this judgment.