Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Leahy Petroleum Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 1844

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Leahy Petroleum Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 1844 COSTS – dismissal of proceeding – whether costs should follow event – some parties entered into agreements to submit to orders, including orders as to costs – orders not made in accordance with those agreements – whether losing party should pay costs of parties who had entered into those agreements COSTS – indemnity costs – whether losing applicant should pay costs on basis other than party-party – losing party a public regulatory authority – whether indemnity costs should be ordered based on failure to adhere to Commonwealth's model litigant policy – whether and when applicant should have realised it could not succeed – whether case instituted or pursued unreasonably Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 43(1), 43(2) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 6A, 45, 45A, 77(1), 76, 80(1) Federal Court Rules O 23 Amadio Pty Ltd v Henderson (1998) 81 FCR 149 cited Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Leahy Petroleum Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 794 cited Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 cited Colgate-Palmolive Company v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225 cited Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397 cited Hamod v State of New South Wales [2002] FCAFC 97 (2002) 188 ALR 659 cited Hickman v Berens [1895] 2 Ch 638 considered AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION v LEAHY PETROLEUM PTY LTD (ACN 078 819 431), APCO SERVICE STATIONS PTY LTD (ACN 007 229 898), PEGASUS RETAIL PTY LTD (ACN 000 641 270), UNITED GEELONG PTY LTD (ACN 004 895 881), BRUMAR (VIC) PTY LTD (ACN 084 399 879), UNITED RETAIL PTY LTD (ACN 086 310 152), LIBERTY PETROLEUM PTY LTD (ACN 071 833 844), ANDRIANOPOULOS MOTORS PTY LTD (ACN 004 975 955), IAN LESLEY CARMICHAEL, MICHAEL JOHN WARNER, PETER JOSEPH ANDERSON, BRUNO GALLUCCI, ANDREW RONALD PITMAN, EINOKALEVI HEIKKILA, GARRY VICTOR DALTON, COLIN JAMES WILLIAMSON, ALAN SHUVALY AND CHRISTOS ANDRIANOPOULOS V 1012 OF 2003