IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NG 892 of 1998 BETWEEN: DERMOPRODUCTS PTY LIMITED & ORS Applicant AND: INNOVATEC (AUSTRALIAN DIVISION) PTY LIMITED & ORS Respondent JUDGE: THE HON JUSTICE MARCUS EINFELD AO DATE: 4 DECEMBER 1998 PLACE: SYDNEY REASONS FOR JUDGMENT In my view, the application to the Supreme Court of Victoria to cross-vest to the Federal Court should be expedited to the maximum possible extent by the parties. I decline the application to stay the Federal Court proceedings in the New South Wales Registry and the application to transfer the proceedings to the Victorian Registry of the Federal Court, but I leave open the possibility that the case may be transferred to the Victorian Supreme Court depending on the attitude of that court to the application to cross-vest its proceedings to the Federal Court. I do not want to foreshadow what the Supreme Court of Victoria might do or put any pressure on that Court so I will adjourn to 29 January 1999 the question of whether the matter should be cross-vested to the Victorian Supreme Court. I certify that this page is a true copy of the Reasons for Judgment herein of the Honourable Justice Marcus Einfeld AO Associate: Dated: 4 December 1998 Counsel for the Applicants: Mr K. G. Odgers Solicitor for the Applicants: Sparke Helmore Counsel for the Respondents: Mr M. Strang Solicitor for the Respondents: Davis & Marks Barristers & Solicitors Date of Hearing: 4 December 1998 Date of Judgment: 4 December 1998