Draft:Morphy v Land Rover

Morphy v Beaufort Townsville Pty Ltd (Civil Claims) [2018] VCAT 1520 is a 2018 decision of the Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal (the Tribunal) relating to a defective vehicle. Sally Morphy purchased a Range Rover Autobiography from a dealership in Townsville, Australia in April of 2016. Between April and November of that year, the vehicle experienced multiple mechanical issues and failures. In December, Morphy’s lawyers wrote to the relevant parties and demanded a refund for the vehicle. This demand was refused, with Morphy bringing proceedings to the Tribunal, with amongst other things, found the vehicle did not the Australian Consumer Law guarantee of acceptable quality at the time of supply. Morphy received a full refund $235,074.08.