Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Optiver Australia Pty Ltd v Tibra Trading Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 133 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for preliminary discovery – circumstantial information regarding conduct of former employees on establishing competing business – whether O 15A r 6(b) is determined by test of "bare pleadable case" – scope of discretion to refuse relief – commercial sensitivity of documents – relevance of delay – alleged unfairness WORDS AND PHRASES – "bare pleadable case", "sufficient information"
Federal Court Rules O 15A r 6
Optiver Australia Pty Ltd v Tibra Trading Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 2065 reversed Austrac Operations Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales (2003) ATPR 41-960 cited C7 Pty Ltd v Foxtel Management Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1864 discussed Dartberg Pty Ltd v Wealthcare Financial Planning Pty Ltd (2007) 164 FCR 450 cited Décor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc (1991) 33 FCR 397 cited Electricity Retail Corporation v Griffin Energy Pty Ltd [2006] FCA 1810 cited George v Rockett (1990) 170 CLR 104 cited Griffin Energy Pty Ltd v Western Power Corporation [2006] FCA 1241 cited Hooper v Kirella Pty Ltd (1999) 96 FCR 1 cited House v R (1936) 55 CLR 499 cited Hughes Aircraft Systems International v Civil Aviation Authority (1995) 217 ALR 33 cited John Holland Services Pty Ltd v Terranora Group Management Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 679 cited Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 applied Malouf v Malouf [1999] FCA 710 cited Minister for Health and Aged Care v Harrington Associates Ltd [1999] FCA 549 cited Page Kirkland Management Pty Limited (ABN 46 097 111 245) [2006] FCA 288 cited Paxus Services Ltd v People Bank Pty Ltd (1990) 99 ALR 728 cited St George Bank Ltd v Rabo Australia Ltd (2004) 211 ALR 147 cited Western Bulk Carriers (Australia) Pty Ltd v Cosco Bulk Carrier Co Ltd [2002] FCA 1520 cited Jacob, I H (ed), Bullen and Leake and Jacob's Precedents of Pleading (12th ed, Sweet & Maxwell, 1975) OPTIVER AUSTRALIA PTY LTD v TIBRA TRADING PTY LTD & ORS
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