Federal Court of Australia
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CATCHWORDS
Practice ~- taxation of solicitor~client costs - whether Federal Court has power to order taxing officer to tax costs rather than
Taxing Master of Supreme Court - exercise of discretion.
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 s.23
Federal Court Rules 0.62 R.8
KEITH HERCULES and SONS v. ROGER CHARLES STEEDMAN and MARGARET
OLIVE STEEDMAN and GOLDEN FLEECE PETROLEUM LTD
No. VG170 of 1987
Sweeney, Lockhart & Sheppard JJ. 18 December, 1987
Melbourne
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
) ) VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY ) No. VG 170 of 1987 ) )
GENERAL DIVISION
ON APPEAL FROM A JUDGE OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
BETWEEN: KEITH HERCULES & SONS Appellant
AND
ROGER CHARLES STEEDMAN, MARGARET OLIVE STEEDMAN AND
GOLDEN FLEECE PETROLEUM LTD. Respondents
THE COURT: Sweeney, Lockhart & Sheppard JJ.
PLACE
DATE
Melbourne
18 December, 87
MINUTES OF ORDER
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
the appeal be dismissed with costs.
Note:
Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order
36 of the Federal Court Rules.
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ) )
VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY ) No. VG 170 of 1987 ) )
GENERAL DIVISION
ON APPEAL FROM A JUDGE OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
BETWEEN: KEITH HERCULES & SONS Appellant AND : ROGER CHARLES STEEDMAN,
MARGARET OLIVE STEEDMAN AND
GOLDEN FLEECE PETROLEUM LTD. Respondents
THE COURT: Sweeney, Lockhart & Sheppard JJ.
PLACE Melbourne
DATE 18 December, 1987
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
Sweeney J.
This appeal arises out of an application made by R.C. and M.O. Steedman ("the Steedmans") in matter vVG69 of 1983 against Golden Fleece Petroleum Limited ("Golden Fleece") claiming damages
for breaches of s.52 of the Trade Practices Act 1974, for breach
of warranty and for negligent misrepresentation. The claim under the Act failed but the Steedmans succeeded in establishing breach
of warranty. On 12 March 1986 Woodward J. entered judgment for
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