Uganda Telecom Limited v Hi-Tech Telecom Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] FCA 206

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Uganda Telecom Limited v Hi-Tech Telecom Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] FCA 206 Citation: Uganda Telecom Limited v Hi-Tech Telecom Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] FCA 206

Parties: UGANDA TELECOM LIMITED v HI-TECH TELECOM PTY LTD (ACN 098 008 587); HI-TECH TELECOM PTY LTD (ACN 098 008 587) v UGANDA TELECOM LIMITED)

File number: NSD 171 of 2010

Judge: FOSTER J

Date of judgment: 11 March 2011

Catchwords: ARBITRATION – international arbitration – whether, in Australia, the appropriate way of recognising and enforcing a foreign monetary arbitral award pursuant to s 8 of the International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth) is to make declarations as to the binding nature of the award and as to the claimant's entitlement to have the award recognised and enforced and to give a money judgment for the amount awarded – declarations made and money judgment given

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 52(1), 52(2)(a), 53 International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth) s 8(1), s 8(3) Federal Court Rules O 35 r 8

Cases cited: Uganda Telecom Limited v Hi-Tech Telecom Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 131 related Altain Khuder LLC v IMC Mining Inc [2011] VSC 1 cited BHPB Freight Pty Ltd v Cosco Oceania Chartering Pty Ltd (No 4) (2009) 263 ALR 63 applied FG Hemisphere Associates LLC v Democratic Republic of Congo [2010] NSWSC 1394 cited IPCO (Nigeria) Ltd v Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (2005) 2 Lloyd's Rep 326 cited Miliangos v George Frank (Textiles) Ltd [1976] AC 443 applied Norsk Hydro ASA v State Property Fund of Ukraine [2002] EWHC 2120 (Comm) cited Westpac Banking Corporation v "Stone Gemini" [1999] FCA 917 applied Xiadong Yang v S & L Consulting Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 1051 cited