S.P.I. Spirits (Cyprus) Ltd v Diageo Australia Ltd (No. 2) [2006] FCA 931

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

S.P.I. Spirits (Cyprus) Ltd v Diageo Australia Ltd (No. 2) [2006] FCA 931 PROCEDURE – Discovery and interrogatories – where discovery sought against non-party foreign State – where inter partes discovery yet to take place – whether discovery available pursuant to rules or otherwise – whether Sabre order appropriate Federal Court of Australia Act (1976) (Cth) s 23 Federal Court Rules O 15A r 8 Sabre Corp Pty Ltd v Russ Calvin's Hair Care Co (1993) 46 FCR 428 referred to Willis & Co v Baddeley [1892] 2 QB 324 applied Abu Dhabi National Tanker Co v Product Star Shipping Ltd [1992] 2 All E.R. 20 applied James Nelson & Sons Ltd v Nelson Line (Liverpool) Ltd [1906] 2 KB 217 referred to Commonwealth v Northern Land Council (1991) 30 FCR 1 cited Gambro Pty Ltd v Fresenius Medical Care Australia Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 581 cited Hunter v Leahy (1999) 91 FCR 214 cited CSR Ltd v CIGNA Insurance Australia Ltd (1997) 189 CLR 345 cited Cardile v LED Builders Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 380 cited Stemcor (Australasia) Pty Ltd v Oceanwave Line SA [2004] FCA 391 referred to Arhill Pty Ltd v General Percival Company (1991) 23 NSWLR 454 referred to Aetna Pacific Securities v Hong Kong Bank of Australia Ltd (20 April 1993, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Giles J, unreported) referred to S.P.I. SPIRITS (CYPRUS) LIMITED AND SPIRITS INTERNATIONAL N.V. v DIAGEO AUSTRALIA LIMITED, FEDERAL TREASURY ENTERPRISE (FKP) SOJUZPLODOIMPORT, FEDERAL TREASURY ENTERPRISE (FKP) SOJUZPLODOIMPORT, STATE FEDERAL UNITARY ENTERPRISE EXTERNAL ECONOMIC UNION SOJUZPLODOIMPORT (FGUP) (VO) v SPIRITS INTERNATIONAL N.V. AND DIAGEO AUSTRALIA LIMITED NSD 1816 OF 2004

EDMONDS J

25 july 2006

SYDNEY IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NSD 1816 OF 2004

BETWEEN: S.P.I. SPIRITS (CYPRUS) LIMITED