Australia, June 3 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 5:
1. This is an application by the Defendant to file an amended defence to the Plaintiff's claim.
2. Mr Folino Gallo of counsel, who has appeared for the Plaintiff, opposes the amendments on two very narrow grounds.
3. The first is that he submits, as a matter of either law, the Court rules, or proper practice and procedure, those portions of the amended defence which pray in aid various protective provisions found in misleading or deceptive conducts provisions of the Australian Consumer Law ("ACL"), the unconscionable conduct provisions of the ACL and the unfair contract provisions of the Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW), all re...