Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
AG Cowley Holdings Pty Ltd v Central City Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 199 Citation: AG Cowley Holdings Pty Ltd v Central City Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 199
Parties: AG COWLEY HOLDINGS PTY LTD and ALAN GUY COWLEY v CENTRAL CITY PTY LTD and GUISEPPE DIEGO SCAFFIDI
File number: WAD 248 of 2008
Judge: BARKER J
Date of judgment: 3 March 2010
Catchwords: HIGH COURT AND FEDERAL COURT - Jurisdiction - Federal Court - whether claims are part of one "matter" or arise out of the same substratum of fact - whether Federal Court has jurisdiction to enforce agreement comprising action – enforcing compromise where parties to proceeding are different to parties to agreement
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 22, s 23, s 32 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B(1A)(c) Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth)
Cases cited: Darling Downs Investments Pty Ltd v Eldwood (1988) 18 FCR 510 ENCL Pty Ltd v Esanda Finance Corporations Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 978 Fencott v Muller (1983) 152 CLR 570; [1983] HCA 12 LNC Industries v BMW (1983) 151 CLR 575; [1983] HCA 31 Macteldir Pty Ltd v Dimovski (2003) 132 FCR 492; [2003] FCAFC 228 Macteldir Pty Ltd v Dimovski (2005) 226 ALR 773; [2005] FCA 1528 Pallas v Finlay (1985) 61 ALR 220 Re Wakim; Ex Parte McNally (1999) 198 CLR 511; [1999] HCA 27 Roberts v Gippsland Agricultural and Earthmoving Co Pty Ltd [1956] VLR 555 We Two Pty Ltd v Shorrock (2005) 220 ALR 749; [2005] FCA 934
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