Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
QPSX Limited v Ericsson Australia Pty Ltd
(No 3) [2005] FCA 933 COURTS AND JUDGES – abuse of process – litigation funding – maintenance and champerty – whether real potential for abuse of process – legitimate role of litigation funding in complex commercial litigation – funding arrangement between sophisticated commercial entities – no legal relationship between funder and solicitors – litigant party retaining control of litigation – motion for stay of proceedings dismissed PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – discovery – disputed categories of documents – no point of principle Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 87 s 52 QPSX Pty Ltd v Ericsson Australia Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 1134 cited Trendtex Trading Corporation v Credit Suisse [1982] AC 679 cited In Re Trepca Mines Ltd (No 2) [1963] Ch 199 cited Laurent v Sale & Co [1963] 1 WLR 829 cited Giles v Thompson [1994] 1 AC 142 cited Magic Menu Systems v AFA Facilitation Pty Ltd (1997) 72 FCR 261 cited Martell v Consett Iron Co Ltd [1955] Ch 363 cited Stocznia Gdanska SA v Latreefers Inc [2000] EWCA 17 cited Elfic v Mack [2003] Qd R 125 cited Fostif Pty Ltd v Campbells Cash and Carry Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 83 cited Clairs Keeley (A Firm) v Treacy & Others (2003) 28 WAR 139 cited Clairs Keeley (A Firm) v Treacy & Others [2004] WASCA 277 cited
QPSX PTY LTD, QPSX COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD, QPSX EUROPE GmbH v ERICSSON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON ORGANISATION, LONGREACH GROUP LIMITED and LONGREACH NETWORKS PTY LTD WAD 87 OF 2004 FRENCH J 6 JULY 2005 PERTH
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY WAD 87 OF 2004
BETWEEN: QPSX PTY LTD
ACN 083 702 907
FIRST APPLICANT
QPSX COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD
ACN 009 230 666
SECOND APPLICANT
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