Fried v National Australia Bank Ltd [2000] FCA 604

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Fried v National Australia Bank Ltd [2000] FCA 604 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for leave to amend statement of claim – whether defence and particulars of defence comply with O 11 r 10 of the Federal Court Rules – whether proceeding should be stayed or transferred to Supreme Court of Victoria for want of jurisdiction – whether proceeding should be stayed pending applicants giving further discovery.

Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 52 Fair Trading Act 1986 (Vic) s 11 Cheques and Payment Orders Act 1986 (Cth) s 95 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 32(1) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B(1A)(c) Federal Court Rules O 11 r 10, O 13 r 2, O 15 r 8 Barnes v Addy (1874) 9 Ch App 244 Byrd v Nunn (1877) 7 Ch D 284 Bright v Sampson & Duncan Pty Ltd (1985) 1 NSWLR 346 Benjamin v Currie [1958] VR 259 Bishop v Gardiner (1896) 21 VLR 750 Laws Holdings Ltd v Short (1972) 49 ALJR 563 Bullivant v Attorney-General for Victoria [1901] AC 196 Davie v New Merton Board Mills Ltd [1956] 1 All ER 379 State of Queensland v JL Holdings Pty Ltd (1997) 189 CLR 146 Cropper v Smith (1884) 26 Ch D 700 Philip Morris Inc v Adam P Brown Male Fashions Pty Ltd (1981) 148 CLR 457 Fencott v Muller (1983) 152 CLR 570 Stack v Coast Securities (No 9) Pty Ltd (1983) 154 CLR 261 Re Wakim; Ex parte McNally & Anor (1999) 163 ALR 270 TAB FRIED & ORS v NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED (ACN 004 044 937) & ORS

VG 352 of 1998

WEINBERG J 10 MAY 2000

MELBOURNE

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY VG 352 OF 1998

BETWEEN: TAB FRIED

First Applicant

EVA FRIED

Second Applicant

DAVID FRIED

Third Applicant

COMPACK PACKAGING EMPLOYEE SHARE PLAN PTY LTD (ACN 062 925 393)

Fourth Applicant