Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Wandel & Goltermann GMBH & Co v Wandel Global Services Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 1609 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – compromise – whether compromise agreement exceeded solicitor's authority – enforcement of compromise Buseska v Sergio (1990) 102 FLR 157 referred to Cielo v M G Kailis Gulf Fisheries (1991) 104 FLR 189 discussed Hansen v Marco Engineering (Aust) Pty Ltd [1948] VLR 198 discussed Harvey v Phillips (1956) 95 CLR 235 applied Insbury Pty Ltd v Craig [1990] 1 Qd R 309 referred to J R Bryant (Constructions) Pty Ltd v Daniels (Court of Appeal New South Wales, 20 March 1996, unreported) referred to Lewis v Campbell Constructions Pty Ltd (1989) NSWLR 528 referred to McDermott v Black (1940) 63 CLR 161 referred to Shepherd v Robinson [1919] 1 KB 474 referred to Waugh v H B Clifford and Sons Ltd [1982] Ch 374 referred to Wells v D'Amico [1961] VR 672 discussed Welsh v Roe (1918) 118 LT 529 referred to
Foskett The Law and Practice of Compromise 4th ed (1996); 5th ed (2002)
WANDEL AND GOLTERMANN GMBH AND CO and ACTERNA ASIA PACIFIC PTY LTD v WANDEL GLOBAL SERVICES PTY LTD, WANDEL GLOBAL SERVICES ASIA PACIFIC PTY LTD, STANLEY MICHAEL CONDY, ALBRECHT WANDEL and WANDEL GLOBAL SERVICES LTD V 688 of 2001
FINKELSTEIN J 20 DECEMBER 2002 MELBOURNE
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY V 688 of 2001
BETWEEN: WANDEL & GOLTERMANN GMBH & CO and
ACTERNA ASIA PACIFIC PTY LTD
Applicants
AND: WANDEL GLOBAL SERVICES PTY LTD,
WANDEL GLOBAL SERVICES ASIA PACIFIC PTY LTD, STANLEY MICHAEL CONDY,
ALBRECHT WANDEL and
WANDEL GLOBAL SERVICES LTD
Respondents
JUDGE: FINKELSTEIN J
DATE OF ORDER: 20 DECEMBER 2002
WHERE MADE: MELBOURNE
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
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