Eurogold Limited v Oxus Holdings (Malta) Limited [2007] FCA 811

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Eurogold Limited v Oxus Holdings (Malta) Limited [2007] FCA 811

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – service out of the jurisdiction – whether federal claims a trivial or insubstantial aspect of the controversy – whether there is jurisdiction to hear and determine a common law claim ‑ whether there was material non‑disclosure in the course of the hearing of the ex parte application – whether orders giving leave to serve out of the jurisdiction should be set aside CONFLICT OF LAWS – whether the Court is a clearly inappropriate forum Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) s 12DA Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 51AF(2)(a), 52, 82, 87 Arbitration Act 1975 (UK) Eurogold Limited v Oxus Holdings (Malta) Limited [2006] FCA 1270 Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (2000) 104 FCR 564 Beck v Spalla (2005) 142 FCR 555 WG & B Manufacturing Pty Ltd v Tesla Farad Pty Ltd (1999) 48 IPR 111 State of Western Australia v Vetter Trittler Pty Ltd (in liq) (Receiver and Manager Appointed) (1991) 30 FCR 102 Beck v Value Capital Ltd (No 2) [1975] 1 WLR 6 Janssen‑Cilag Pty Ltd v Pfizer Pty Ltd (1992) 37 FCR 526 Paper Products Pty Ltd v Tomlinsons (Rochdale) Ltd (No 2) (1993) 44 FCR 485 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Chen (2003) 132 FCR 309 RAIA Insurance Brokers Ltd v FAI General Insurance Co Ltd (1993) 41 FCR 164 Arab Business Consortium International Finance and Investment Co v Banque Franco‑Tunisienne [1996] 1 Lloyd's Rep 485 Savcor Pty Ltd v Cathodic Protection International APS (2005) 12 VR 639 Walter Rau Neusser Oel Und Fett AG v Cross Pacific Trading Ltd [2005] FCA 955 Henry v Henry (1995) 185 CLR 571 Voth v Manildra Flour Mills Pty Ltd (1990) 171 CLR 538 Federal Court Rules O 9 r 7 EUROGOLD LIMITED (ACN 009 070 384) AND EUROGOLD HOLDINGS (BERMUDA) LIMITED v OXUS HOLDINGS (MALTA) LIMITED AND OXUS GOLD PLC WAD 214 OF 2006