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(a) That's wrong. Special cases attract additional rules. In cases causing purely economic loss (that is, where the defendant's conduct has not caused any physical harm) it must be shown that plaintiff and defendant were in a relationship which made the plaintiff vulnerable, dependent or powerless, while the defendant was in a position of control or power.

The following cases illustrate this principle.

Perre v Apand Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 180.

Woolcock Street Investments Pty Ltd v CDG Pty Ltd (2004) 216 CLR 515.

Western Districts Developments v Baulkam Hills Shire Council (2008) 160 LGERA 422.

Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 (2014) 313 ALR 408.