Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Plantagenet Wines Pty Limited v Lion Nathan Wine Group Australia Limited [2006] FCA 247
CONFLICT OF LAWS – stay of Federal Court proceedings – forum non conveniens – concurrent proceedings in Federal Court and New South Wales Supreme Court – effect of national cross vesting scheme on principles to be applied PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – cross‑vesting ‑ application to transfer Federal Court proceedings to New South Wales Supreme Court – non exclusive jurisdiction clause – disparity between financial resources of the parties – transfer refused
Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 (Cth) ss 3, 20, 20(1), 20(3) Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross‑Vesting) Act 1987 (Cth) s 5(4) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 52, 82, 87
Federal Court Rules O 20 rr 2, 2(1)(c)
Sterling Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd v Boots Company (Australia) Pty Ltd (1992) 34 FCR 287 distinguished Schmidt v Won [1998] 3 VR 435 applied Bankinvest AG v Seabrook (1988) 14 NSWLR 711 applied Voth v Manildra Flour Mills Pty Ltd (1990) 171 CLR 538 applied BHP Billiton Ltd v Schultz (2004) 211 ALR 523 cited Anderson Formrite Pty Ltd v Baulderstone Hornibrook Pty Ltd (2003) 206 ALR 614 cited Green v Australian Industrial Investment Ltd (1989) 25 FCR 532 cited Cultivaust Pty Ltd v Grain Pool of WA [2000] FCA 974 applied Transport Workers' Union of Australia v Bentley (2001) 112 FCR 580 cited PLANTAGENET WINES PTY LIMITED v LION NATHAN WINE GROUP AUSTRALIA LIMITED WAD 389 OF 2005 SIOPIS J 17 MARCH 2006 PERTH
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY WAD 389 OF 2005
BETWEEN: PLANTAGENET WINES PTY LIMITED
APPLICANT
AND: LION NATHAN WINE GROUP AUSTRALIA LIMITED
RESPONDENT
JUDGE: SIOPIS J
DATE OF ORDER: 17 MARCH 2006
WHERE MADE: PERTH
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