Mathews, Russell Gordon Haig v Maddigan, Joanne Kathryn & Ors [1995] FCA 918

CATCHWORDS PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - whether appellant conducting proceedings for a purpose collateral to the substantive relief sought - whether abuse of process - Federal Court Rules O.11 r.16. Castanho v Brown and Root UK Limited [1981] AC 557 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Edelsten, (Burchett J, unreported, Federal Court, 10 March 1988) Goldsmith v Sperrings Limited [1977] 1 WLR 478 In re Majory [1955] Ch 600 Packer v Meagher [1984] 3 NSWLR 486 Saffron v Commissioner of Taxation (1991) 30 FCR 578 Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509 RUSSELL GORDON HAIG MATHEWS v JOANNE KATHRYN MADDIGAN DANIELLE JULIE BARKER, LAURENCE JOSEPH BARKER FRAN DOUGLAS, KEVIN PATRICK O'CONNOR, DETECTIVE SENIOR CONSTABLE G.A. TESKE, JOHN JOSEPH ARMSTRONG, DANIELLE DILLON and PHIL DAVIDSON No. QG 76 of 1995 Davies, Foster & Sackville JJ. 6 November 1995 Brisbane

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ) QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY ) No QG 76 of 1995 GENERAL DIVISION ) On appeal from a single judge of the Federal Court of Australia BETWEEN: RUSSELL GORDON HAIG MATHEWS Appellant AND: JOANNE KATHRYN MADDIGAN First Respondent DANIELLE JULIE BARKER Second Respondent LAURENCE JOSEPH BARKER Third Respondent FRAN DOUGLAS Fourth Respondent KEVIN PATRICK O'CONNOR Fifth Respondent DETECTIVE SENIOR CONSTABLE G.A. TESKE Sixth Respondent JOHN JOSEPH ARMSTRONG Seventh Respondent DANIELLE DILLON Eighth Respondent PHIL DAVIDSON Ninth Respondent Coram: Davies, Foster & Sackville JJ. Date: 6 November 1995 Place: Brisbane 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 ) ) QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY ) No QG 76 of 1995 ) GENERAL DIVISION ) On appeal from a single judge of the Federal Court of Australia BETWEEN: RUSSELL GORDON HAIG MATHEWS Appellant AND: JOANNE KATHRYN MADDIGAN First Respondent DANIELLE JULIE BARKER Second Respondent LAURENCE JOSEPH BARKER Third Respondent FRAN DOUGLAS Fourth Respondent KEVIN PATRICK O'CONNOR Fifth Respondent DETECTIVE SENIOR CONSTABLE G.A. TESKE Sixth Respondent JOHN JOSEPH ARMSTRONG Seventh Respondent DANIELLE DILLON Eighth Respondent PHIL DAVIDSON Ninth Respondent Coram: Davies, Foster & Sackville JJ. Date: 6 November 1995 Place: Brisbane