Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd v Darrell Lea Chocolate Shops Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 1213

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd v Darrell Lea Chocolate Shops Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 1213 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for direction that liability be determined separately from quantum

Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 52, 53(c) and 53(d) Federal Court Rules O 29 r 2 Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd v Darrell Lea Chocolate Shops Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 1718 cited Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd v Darrell Lea Chocolate Shops Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 112 cited Reading Australia Pty Ltd v Australian Mutual Providence Society [1999] FCA 718 cited Liberty Financial Pty Ltd v Trevor William Scott and Bluestone Group Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 226 cited Bathox Australia Pty Ltd v PJ Sas Trading Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 1082 cited A G Spalding & Bros v A W Gamage Ltd (1915) 32 RPC 273 cited H P Bulmer Ltd v J. Bollinger SA [1978] RPC 79 cited CADBURY SCHWEPPES PTY LTD v DARRELL LEA CHOCOLATE SHOPS PTY LTD NO. VID 555 OF 2005 HEEREY J 31 AUGUST 2005 MELBOURNE

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY VID 555 OF 2005

BETWEEN: CADBURY SCHWEPPES PTY LTD

(ACN 004 551 473)

APPLICANT

AND: DARRELL LEA CHOCOLATE SHOPS PTY LTD

(ACN 000 498 386)

RESPONDENT

JUDGE: HEEREY J

DATE OF ORDER: 22 AUGUST 2005

WHERE MADE: MELBOURNE

THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. The issues of liability be heard prior to and separately from issues of quantum. 2. The parties file and serve sworn lists of documents on or before 15 September 2005. 3. The parties provide inspection of discovered documents on or before 20 September 2005. 4. The directions hearing be adjourned to 22 September 2005. 5. The applicant pay the respondent's costs of the motion dated 10 August 2005. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.