Waller v Freehills [2009] FCAFC 89

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Waller v Freehills [2009] FCAFC 89

CORPORATIONS – examination summons issued under s 596B of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) requiring non resident of Australia to attend for examination before the Court – whether s 596A and s 596B of the Corporations Act apply extraterritorially. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – whether leave required to serve the examination summons on an examinee in Monaco – whether r 11.3 of the Federal Court (Corporations) Rules 2000 permits service of examination summons in Monaco – whether an examination summons issued under s 596B of the Corporations Act is an "originating process" for the purposes of O 8 of the Federal Court Rules. Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 5, 180-184, 186, 596A, 596B Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 78B Evidence and Procedure (New Zealand) Act 1994 (Cth) s 9 Insolvency Act 1986 (UK) s 133 Federal Court Rules O 8 rr 1, 2, 3, 4 Federal Court (Corporations) Rules 2000 rr 1.3, 1.5, 1.10, 11.1, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.10 Re Deposit and Investment Company Limited (Receiver appointed) (1991) 30 FCR 463 Fiorentino v Irons (1997) 79 FCR 327 In the matter of Strarch International Limited (ACN 004 779 677) (In Liquidation) [2005] FCA 829 London Scottish Benefit Society v Chorley, Crawford, and Chester (1884) 13 QBD 872 Schoenbaum v Firstbrook 405 F2d 200 (2d Cir 1968) In re Seagull Manufacturing Co Ltd (In Liquidation) [1993] Ch 345 Bray v F Hoffman-La Roche Ltd (2002) 118 FCR 1 Takapana Investments Pty Ltd v Teco Information Systems Co Ltd (1998) 82 FCR 25 Re Absolutely Fabulous Exhibitions & Events (Management) Pty Ltd (1997) 25 ACSR 577 Federal Treasury Enterprise (FKP) Sojuzplodoimport v Spirits International NV (2007) 157 FCR 558 Stemcor (Australasia) Pty Ltd v Oceanwave Line SA [2004] FCA 391 Sweeney v Howard [2007] NSWSC 262 Brownlie I, Principles of Public International Law (7th ed, Oxford University Press, 2008) pp 309-311 Bell A, Forum Shopping and Venue in Transnational Litigation (Oxford University Press, 2003) pp 9-11