Wright Rubber Products Pty Ltd v Bayer AG (No 2) [2009] FCA 1317

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Wright Rubber Products Pty Ltd v Bayer AG (No 2) [2009] FCA 1317

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Motion to strike-out pleading under O 11 r 16 of the Federal Court Rules – Level of precision at which group member definitions must be pleaded in group actions – Level of precision at which a "market" must be pleaded in actions arising under the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) – Whether a global market can include a market in Australia for the purposes of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Federal Court Rules O 11 r 16 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 33H, 33J Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 4D, 4E, 45(2)(a), 45(2)(b), 45(3), 45A, 75B Auskay International Manufacturing & Trade Pty Ltd v Qantas Airways Ltd (2008) 251 ALR 166, referred to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v April Marketing Services Australia Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 2024, referred to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Qantas Airways Ltd (2008) 253 ALR 89, referred to Bruce v Odhams Press Ltd [1936] 1 KB 697, cited Charlie Carter Pty Ltd v The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (WA) (1987) 13 FCR 413, cited Dare v Pulham (1982) 148 CLR 658, cited Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62, cited Emirates v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2009) 255 ALR 35, cited General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125, cited HECEC Australia Pty Ltd v Hydro-Electric Corp [1999] FCA 822, cited Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Ltd [1999] FCA 569, referred to Kernel Holdings Pty Ltd v Rothmans of Pall Mall (Australia) Pty Ltd [1991] FCA 557, cited McKellar v Container Terminal Management Services Ltd (1999) 165 ALR 409, cited Mitanis v Pioneer Concrete (Vic) Pty Ltd [1997] ATPR 41-591, cited Riverstone Computer Services Pty Ltd v IBM Global Financing Australia Ltd [2002] FCA 1608, considered Singapore Airlines Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2009) 260 ALR 244, referred to State of Queensland v Pioneer Concrete (Qld) Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 499, cited Trade Practices Commission v David Jones (Australia) Pty Ltd (1985) 7 FCR 109, cited Trade Practices Commission v Nicholas Enterprises Pty Ltd (No 2) (1979) 26 ALR 609, referred to Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2003) 131 FCR 529, cited Webster v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 598, cited Wright Rubber Products Pty Ltd v Bayer AG [2008] FCA 1510, referred to WRIGHT RUBBER PRODUCTS PTY LTD (ACN 075 384 100) v BAYER AG, BAYER AUSTRALIA LTD (ACN 000 138 714), CHEMTURA CORPORATION, CROMPTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC and CHEMTURA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (ACN 005 225 507)