Sandhurst Trustees Limited v Clarke [2015] FCAFC 21

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Sandhurst Trustees Limited v Clarke [2015] FCAFC 21 Citation: Sandhurst Trustees Limited v Clarke [2015] FCAFC 21

Appeal from: Application for leave to appeal: Clarke v Sandhurst Trustees Limited [2014] FCA 580

Parties: SANDHURST TRUSTEES LIMITED (ABN 1600 403 0737) v GRAEME CLARKE and MARION CLARKE

File number(s): QUD 294 of 2014

Judge(s): DOWSETT, DAVIES, WIGNEY JJ

Date of judgment: 26 February 2015

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for leave to appeal from decision of a single judge of the Federal Court granting discovery to prospective applicant pursuant to r 7.23 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – power to order preliminary discovery – applicable principles – no appealable error demonstrated – application for leave to appeal dismissed

Legislation: Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 1.32, 1.33, 1.34, 1.35, 7.23 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 24(1), 24(1A) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Chapter 2L, ss 318(1), 318(4) Cases cited: Malouf v Malouf (1999) 86 FCR 134; [1999] FCA 284 Décor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries (1991) 33 FCR 397; [1991] FCA 655 Wills v Australian Broadcasting (2009) 173 FCR 284; [2009] FCAFC 6 Echo Tasmania Pty Ltd v Imperial Chemical Industries PLC [2008] FCAFC 58 Apache Northwest Pty Ltd v Newcrest Mining Ltd (2009) 182 FCR 124; [2009] FCAFC 39 George v Rockett (1990) 170 CLR 104 ObjectiVision Pty Ltd v Visionsearch Pty Ltd (2014) 108 IPR 244; [2014] FCA 1087 EBOS Group Pty Ltd v Team Medical Supplies Pty Ltd (No 3) (2012) 199 FCR 533; [2012] FCA 48 Corrs Pavey Whiting & Byrne v Collector of Customs (Vic) (1987) 14 FCR 434 Kirella Pty Ltd v Hooper (1999) 161 ALR 447 Zapf Creation AG v OWT Australia Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 759 Slick v Westpac Banking Corporation [2006] FCA 1712 Warkworth Mining Ltd v Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association Inc (2014) 307 ALR 262; [2014] NSWCA 105