Artex Industries Pty Ltd (ACN 071 280 969) v Autofab (Australia) Pty Ltd (ACN 075 782 133) [2004] FCA 467

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Artex Industries Pty Ltd (ACN 071 280 969) v Autofab (Australia) Pty Ltd (ACN 075 782 133) [2004] FCA 467

ARTEX INDUSTRIES PTY LTD (ACN 071 280 969) and JOHN VARAGIANNIS -v-

AUTOFAB (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (ACN 075 782 133), TOYOTA TSUSHO (AUSTRALASIA) PTY LTD (ACN 056 847 315), TOYOTA TSUSHO CORPORATION and B.U.S. PTY LTD (ACN 075 311 705) V3158 of 2003

RYAN J

19 APRIL 2004

MELBOURNE

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY V3158 of 2003

BETWEEN: ARTEX INDUSTRIES PTY LTD (ACN 071 280 969)

First Applicant

JOHN VARAGIANNIS

Second Applicant

AND: AUTOFAB (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (ACN 075 782 133)

First Respondent

TOYOTA TSUSHO (AUSTRALASIA) PTY LTD (ACN 056 847 315)

Second Respondent

TOYOTA TSUSHO CORPORATION

Third Respondent

B.U.S. PTY LTD (ACN 075 311 705)

Fourth Respondent

JUDGE: RYAN J

DATE OF ORDER: 19 APRIL 2004

WHERE MADE: MELBOURNE

THE COURT ORDERS: 1. THAT the action be stayed until the applicants provide security for the second and third respondents' costs up to and including the first day of the trial, such security to be provided in the sum of $45,000 in a form acceptable to a Registrar of the Court; 2. THAT liberty be reserved to any party to apply on not less than 48 hours notice in writing to the other parties; 3. THAT the costs of all parties of the motion on notice dated 19 December 2003 be those parties' costs in the cause.

Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY V3158 of 2003

BETWEEN: ARTEX INDUSTRIES PTY LTD (ACN 071 280 969)