Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - anti-suit injunction - application by respondents to restrain applicants from continuing proceedings in the United States District Court - where United States District Court had previously granted a conditional stay of proceedings and retained jurisdiction in relation to conditions imposed - whether Federal Court has sole and exclusive jurisdiction with respect to the matter - whether proceedings before United States District Court will interfere with proceedings pending before Federal Court - where obstacles to discovery in Federal Court proceedings exist under United States law - consideration of international comity. Hilton v Guyot 159 US 113 (1895), cited Peruvian Guano Company v Bockwoldt (1893) 23 Ch D 225, cited
Bank of Tokyo Ltd v Karoon [1987] AC 45, cited
CSR Limited v Cigna Insurance Australia Limited (High Court of Australia, unreported, 5 August 1997), applied
National Mutual Holdings Pty Ltd v The Sentry Corporation (1989) 22 FCR 209, cited
Allstate Life Insurance Co v Australian and New Zealand Group Ltd (No 4) (1996) 42 FCR 61, cited
Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale v Lee Kui Jak [1987] AC 871, cited
KC, KS, KF, and KL - v -
SHILEY INCORPORATED & PFIZER INCORPORATED
NO NG 633 OF 1993
TAMBERLIN J
SYDNEY
12 AUGUST 1997
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ) ) NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY ) NG 633 of 1993 ) GENERAL DIVISION )
BETWEEN: KC
First Applicant
KS by her next friend KC
Second Applicant
KF by her next friend KC
Third Applicant
KL by her next friend KC
Fourth Applicant
AND: SHILEY INCORPORATED
First Respondent
PFIZER INCORPORATED
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