Murran Investments Pty Ltd v Aromatic Beauty Products Pty Ltd [2000] FCA 1732

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Murran Investments Pty Ltd v Aromatic Beauty Products Pty Ltd [2000] FCA 1732 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - amendment of statement of claim - withdrawal of admission - whether leave to amend to withdraw admission should be granted. Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 52(1), 53, 59(2), 82(2) Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987 (Cth) Limitation Act (NT) ss 12, 42, 44 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 59(2B) Federal Court Rules O11 r 8,O 13 r 2, O 18 r 1(2), O 62 r 3 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 referred to Murex Diagnostics Australia Pty Ltd v Chiron Corporation (1995) 55 FCR 194 referred to Western Australia v Bond Corporation Holdings Ltd (French J, 6 April 1992, unreported) cited Steiner v Magic Carpet Tours Pty Ltd (1984) 6 ATPR 40-490 cited Zoneff v Elcom Credit Union Ltd (1990) 12 ATPR 41-009 cited Zoneff v Elcom Credit Union Ltd (1990) 12 ATPR 41-058 cited Argy v Blunts and Lane Cove Real Estate Pty Ltd (1990) 26 FCR 112 cited Herbert v Vaughan [1972] 1 WLR 1128 referred to Earp v Henderson (1876) 3 Ch D 254 considered Dare v Pulham (1982) 148 CLR 658 referred to State of Queensland v J L Holdings Pty Ltd (1997) 189 CLR 146 applied INP Consortium Ltd v Tourang Ltd (Lockhart J, 31 August 1993, unreported) referred to Celestino v Celestino (Spender, Miles and von Doussa JJ, 16 August 1990, unreported) applied Cropper v Smith (1884) 26 Ch D 700 applied Clough & Rogers v Frog (1974) 48 ALJR 481 applied Wardley Australia Ltd v State of Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514 applied Hawkins v Clayton (1988) 164 CLR 539 cited Keen Mar Corporation Pty Ltd v Labrador Park Shopping Centre Pty Ltd (1988) 61 ALR 501 cited Vink v Schering Pty Ltd (1991) ATPR 41-064 cited Weldon v Neal (1887) 19 QBD 394 applied Stack v Coast Securities (No 9) Pty Ltd (1983) 154 CLR 261 applied Harris v Western Australian EXIM Corporation (1994) 129 ALR 387 cited Thunderdome Racetiming and Scoring Pty Ltd v Dorian Industries Pty Ltd (1992) 36 FCR 297 applied All Services Australia Pty Ltd v Telstra Corporation Ltd (2000) 171 ALR 330 applied MURRAN INVESTMENTS PTY LTD (ACN 050 115 985) and ANDREA MARGARET DEEGAN v AROMATIC BEAUTY PRODUCTS PTY LTD (ACN 052 938 119) and RED EARTH PTY LTD (ACN 006 916 249) D 11 of 1999 MANSFIELD J 1 DECEMBER 2000 DARWIN