Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Porter v OAMPS Ltd (No 2) [2005] FCA 729 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – pleadings – application to dismiss proceedings or strike out pleading – whether pleading discloses reasonable cause of action – whether cause of action is unarguable or untenable.
Federal Court Rules: O 20 r 2, O 11 r 12 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth): s 52 Fair Trading Act 1999 (Vic): s 11 Porter v OAMPS Ltd [2005] FCA 232 followed General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (1964) 112 CLR 125 applied Spotwire Pty Ltd v Visa International Services Inc (2003) ATPR 41‑949 cited Davis v Gell (1924) 35 CLR 275 cited D'Orta‑Ekenaike v Victorian Legal Aid (2005) 214 ALR 92 cited Commonwealth Life Assurance Society Ltd v Smith (1938) 59 CLR 527 cited Skrijel v Mengler [2003] VSC 270 cited Commonwealth Life Assurance Society Ltd v Brain (1935) 53 CLR 343 cited McDonald v Coles Myer Ltd (t/as "K‑Mart Chatswood") (1995) Aust Tort R 81‑361 cited Martin v Watson [1996] 1 AC 74 cited ROBERT ARTHUR PORTER v OAMPS LTD, KINGSLEY CLIVE LAMONT, BRIAN MARK AUSTIN, MARK GEOFFREY WINDEBANK, DUNCAN WILLIAM SCOTT GLASGOW and CRAIG ALAN HARRIS VID 3214 of 2002 GOLDBERG J MELBOURNE 1 JUNE 2005
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY VID 3214 of 2004
BETWEEN: ROBERT ARTHUR PORTER
Applicant
AND: OAMPS LTD
First Respondent
KINGSLEY CLIVE LAMONT
Second Respondent
BRIAN MARK AUSTIN
Third Respondent
MARK GEOFFREY WINDEBANK
Fourth Respondent
DUNCAN WILLIAM SCOTT GLASGOW
Fifth Respondent
CRAIG ALAN HARRIS
Sixth Respondent
JUDGE: GOLDBERG J
DATE OF ORDER: 1 JUNE 2005
PLACE: MELBOURNE
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