Delco Australia Pty Ltd v Equipment Enterprises Incorporated trading as Kukla Trenchers [2000] FCA 821

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Delco Australia Pty Ltd v Equipment Enterprises Incorporated trading as Kukla Trenchers [2000] FCA 821 Practice and Procedure - service of originating process out of the jurisdiction – application by respondents to set aside service – whether the proceeding is one to which FCR O8, r 1 applies – claim based on misleading and deceptive conduct in Australia in contravention of the Trade Practices Act and breach of contract that occurred in the United States – whether the causes of action alleged must be wholly within one or more of the heads enumerated in r 1 – application to set aside service dismissed subject to striking out alleged of a cause of action not within r 1. Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), ss 52, 75B, 82, 86(1) Common Law Procedure Act 1852 (UK) Judicature Act 1875 (UK) Federal Court Rules, O 8, rr 1 & 2, O 9, rr 4, 6(2), 7(1)(b) Supreme Court Rules (UK), O XI Sydbank Soenderjylland A/S v Bannerton Holdings Pty Ltd (1996) 68 FCR 539 applied Merpro Montassa Ltd v Conoco Specialty Products Inc (1991) 28 FCR 387 cited Western Australia v Vetter Trittler Pty Ltd (in liq) (1991) 30 FCR 102 referred to Trade Practices Commission v The Gillette Company (No 1) (1993) 45 FCR 366 referred to Jackson v Spittall (1870) LR 5 CP 542 referred to Distillers Co (Biochemicals) v Thompson [1971] AC 458 referred to Voth v Manildra Flour Mills Pty Ltd (1990) 171 CLR 538 applied Laurie v Carroll (1958) 98 CLR 310 applied Lenders v Anderson (1883) 12 QBD 50 referred to Matthews v Kuwait Bechtel Corporation [1959] 2 QB 57 applied Williams v The Society of Lloyd's [1994] 1 VR 274 discussed Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Ahern [1986] 2 QdR 342 referred to Metall und Rohstoff AG v Donaldson Lufkin and Jenrette Inc [1990] 1 QB 391 referred to Tycoon Holdings Ltd v Tencor Jetco Inc (1992) 34 FCR 31 referred to