Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd v Hilton Group plc [2005] FCA 141

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd v Hilton Group plc [2005] FCA 141

Federal Court Rules O 15A, O 33 rr 3, 6 and 12

Bank of Western Australia Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation for the Commonwealth of Australia (1994) 55 FCR 233 referred to CCA Beverages Ltd v Hansford [1991] FCA 925 applied CGU Insurance Ltd v Malaysia International Shipping Corp Berhad [2001] FCA 681 referred to Wu v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2000) 105 FCR 39 referred to

LEIGHTON CONTRACTORS PTY LIMITED (ABN 98 000 893 667) v HILTON GROUP plc (Registered number: England 566221) AND HILTON INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED (ABN 88 098 665 537) AND HILTON HOTELS OF AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED (ABN 33 008 419 485) AND SUNRISE RESOURCES (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED (ABN 60 004 956 478) AND ADMIRAL INVESTMENTS PTY LIMITED (ABN 98 098 665 582) AND ADMIRAL I PTY LIMITED (ABN 29 098 860 498) AND ADMIRAL II PTY LIMITED (ABN 46 098 860 505) AND ADMIRAL III PTY LIMITED (ABN 50 098 860 523) AND PAGE KIRKLAND MANAGEMENT PTY LIMITED (ABN 46 097 111 245) AND ODED LIFSCHITZ AND IAN PRATT AND ROBERT WILLIAM KILLESTEYN AND GEORGE MANSOUR AND TYCO AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED (ABN 0015 399 004) trading as WORMALD FIRE SYSTEMS (Registration No H1974343) NSD 1340 OF 2004 MOORE J 28 FEBRUARY 2005 SYDNEY

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NSD 1340 OF 2004

BETWEEN: LEIGHTON CONTRACTORS PTY LIMITED

(ABN 98 000 893 667)

APPLICANT

AND: HILTON GROUP plc

(Registered number: England 566221)

FIRST RESPONDENT

HILTON INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED (ABN 88 098 665 537)

SECOND RESPONDENT

HILTON HOTELS OF AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED (ABN 33 008 419 485)

THIRD RESPONDENT