SNF (Australia) Pty Ltd v Ciba Specialty Chemicals Water Treatments Ltd [2016] FCAFC 88

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SNF (Australia) Pty Ltd v Ciba Specialty Chemicals Water Treatments Ltd [2016] FCAFC 88 Appeal from: Application for leave to appeal: SNF (Australia) Pty Ltd v Ciba Specialty Chemicals Water Treatments Ltd [2015] FCA 787; (2015) 114 IPR 231

File number: VID 425 of 2015

Judges: JESSUP, JAGOT AND NICHOLAS JJ

Date of judgment: 20 June 2016

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – whether failure to disclose documents – scope of obligation to give discovery under O 15 r 2(3) of the Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) – relationship between discovery obligation and pleaded case – variation in pleaded case – whether in the interests of justice to set aside orders on the basis of fresh evidence

Legislation: Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) o 15, r 2 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 39.05 Patents Act 1990 (Cth) ss 7, 18

Cases cited: Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Quade (1991) 178 CLR 134 Dura-Post (Aust) Pty Ltd v Delnorth Pty Ltd [2009] FCAFC 81; (2009) 177 FCR 239 Gangemi v Osborne [2009] VSCA 297 Greater Wollongong City Council v Cowan (1955) 93 CLR 435 McKay v Commissioner of Main Roads [2013] WASCA 135 Mulley v Manifold (1959) 103 CLR 341 Orr v Holmes (1948) 76 CLR 632 Players Pty Ltd (in liq) (Receivers and Managers Appointed) v Clone Pty Ltd [2015] SASC 133 SNF (Australia) Pty Ltd v Ciba Speciality Chemicals Water Treatments Ltd [2011] FCA 452; (2011) 92 IPR 46 SNF (Australia) Pty Ltd v Ciba Specialty Chemicals Water Treatments Ltd [2012] FCAFC 95; (2012) 204 FCR 325 SNF (Australia) Pty Ltd v Ciba Specialty Chemicals Water Treatments Ltd [2015] FCA 787; (2015) 114 IPR 231 Yevad Products Pty Ltd v Brookfield [2005] FCAFC 177