Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Optiver Australia Pty Ltd v Tibra Trading Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 2065 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – preliminary discovery – O 15A r 6 of the Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) – circumstances of departure of applicant's employees giving rise to reasonable cause to believe breach of confidence or copyright occurred – applicant has sufficient information to decide whether to commence proceedings – threshold of "a bare pleadable case" met – O 15A r 6 not to convey advantage, but to clarify whether litigation is warranted – extent of available relief relevant but not decisive – Court has general discretion under O 15A r 6 – delay and prejudice relevant discretionary considerations
Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) s 115 Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) O 15A r 6
Alphapharm Pty Ltd v Eli Lilly Australia Pty Ltd (unreported, Lindgren J, 24 May 1996) considered C7 Pty Ltd v Foxtel Management Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1864 cited C7 Pty Ltd v Foxtel Management Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 1266 cited Griffin Energy Pty Ltd v Western Power Corporation [2006] FCA 1241 cited Matrix Film Investment One Pty Ltd v Alameda Films LLC [2006] FCA 591 cited Quanta Software International Pty Ltd v Computer Management Services Pty Ltd (2000) 175 ALR 536 considered Ricegrowers Co-Operative Ltd & Seatide Pty Ltd v ABC Containerline NV & MED Containerline Antwerp NV(1996) 138 ALR 480 cited St George Bank Ltd v Rabo Australia Ltd (2004) 211 ALR 147 referred to Telstra Corporation Limited v Minister for Communications, Information, Technology and the Arts [2007] FCA 1331 cited Western Bulk Carriers (Aust) Pty Ltd v Cosco Bulk Carrier Co Ltd [2002] FCA 1520 cited OPTIVER AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (ACN 077 364 366) v TIBRA TRADING PTY LTD (ACN 117 881 759), TIBRA CAPITAL PTY LTD (ACN 120 313 395), TIBRA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD (ACN 124 402 160), TIBRA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PTY LTD (ACN 120 338 445), DINESH BHANDARI, GLENN WILLIAMSON, TIMOTHY BERRY, ANDREW KING AND KINSEY COTTON NSD 1116 OF 2007
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