Metcash Trading Limited v Bunn [2010] FCA 8

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Metcash Trading Limited v Bunn [2010] FCA 8 Citation: Metcash Trading Limited v Bunn [2010] FCA 8

Parties: METCASH TRADING LIMITED (ACN 000 351 569), IGA DISTRIBUTION PTY LTD (ACN 004 391 422) and AUSTRALIAN LIQUOR MARKETERS PTY LTD (ACN 002 885 645) v PETER CHADLEY BUNN

File number: SAD 29 of 2006

Judge: LANDER J

Date of judgment: 19 January 2010

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – respondent seeking order for further and better discovery – Order 15 rule 8 of the Federal Court Rules introduced to obviate the hardship of the rule that the affidavit of discovery is conclusive – parties should make discovery of documents which relate to an issue raised on the pleadings – party seeking further and better discovery must establish that there is a document or class of documents which "may be or may have been in the possession, custody or power" of the other party – party seeking further and better discovery need only establish the grounds for belief for the probability of the document's existence

Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Fair Trading Act 1987 (SA) Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) ss 52, 53 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Federal Court Rules O 15 r 1, O 15 r 2, O 15 r 3, O 15 r 6, O 15 r 8, O 15 r 10

Cases cited: British Association of Glass Bottle Manufacturers, Ltd v Nettlefold [1912] 1 KB 369 cited Compagnie Financiere et Commerciale du Pacifique v Peruvian Guana Co (1882) 11 QBD 55 referred to F Hoffmann-La Roche AG v Chiron Corporation (2000) 171 ALR 295 referred to Jones v Monte Video Gas Co (1880) 5 QBD 556 cited Lubrizol Corporation Inc v Imperial Chemical Industries PLC (2000) 50 IPR 526 cited Mulley v Manifold (1959) 103 CLR 341 referred to Spyer v Cuddles 'N' Mum (Franchise) Pty Ltd (No 3) [2002] FCA 1563 cited Union Bank of Australia v Harrison, Jones & Devlin Ltd (1910) 11 CLR 492 cited