Factory 5 Pty Ltd v State of Victoria (No 2) [2011] FCA 323

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Factory 5 Pty Ltd v State of Victoria (No 2) [2011] FCA 323 Citation: Factory 5 Pty Ltd v State of Victoria (No 2) [2011] FCA 323

Parties: FACTORY 5 PTY LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) (ACN 112 313 238) v STATE OF VICTORIA , MADELINE T MOULIS PTY LTD (TRADING AS MTM RETAIL MARKETING) (ACN 069 069 889) and MADELAINE COHEN

File number: VID 1222 of 2006

Judge BROMBERG J

Date of judgment: 6 April 2011

Catchwords: COSTS – whether costs should follow the event where respondent failed on some issues but ultimately successfully resisted the applicant's cause of action– indemnity costs –whether or not a party acted imprudently or unreasonably to be assessed objectively and without regard to financial position or other personal circumstances of the offeree –whether order for costs should be made against non-party liquidator – failure to establish sufficiently close connection between the liquidator and the litigation.

Legislation: Corporations Act 2001(Cth) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43(2) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)

Cases cited: Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd v Darrell Lea Chocolate Shops Pty Ltd (No 3) [2007] FCAFC 119 Dodds Family Investments Pty Ltd (formerly Solar Tint Pty Ltd) v Lane Industries Pty Ltd (1993) 26 IPR 261 Dukemaster Pty Ltd v Bluehive Pty Ltd [2003] FCAFC 1 Dymocks Franchise Systems (NSW) Pty Ltd v Todd [2005] 4 All ER 195 Factory 5 Pty Ltd v State of Victoria [2010] FCA 1229 Gore (t/as Clayton Utz) v Justice Corporation Pty Ltd (2002) 189 ALR 712 Handberg v Chacmol Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] FCA 680 Kebaro Pty Ltd v Saunders [2003] FCAFC 5 Knight v FP Special Assets Limited (1992) 174 CLR 178 Metalloy Supplies Ltd (in liq) v MA (UK) Limited (1997) 1 All ER 418 Nescor Industries Group Pty Ltd v MIBA Pty Ltd (1997) 150 ALR 633 Review 2 Pty Ltd v Redberry Enterprise Pty Ltd (No 2) [2008] FCA 1805 Ward Group Pty Ltd v Brodi and Stone Plc [2005] FCA 471