Beadcrete Pty Ltd v Fei Yu trading as Jewels 4 Pools [2012] FCA 1091

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Beadcrete Pty Ltd v Fei Yu trading as Jewels 4 Pools [2012] FCA 1091 Citation: Beadcrete Pty Ltd v Fei Yu trading as Jewels 4 Pools [2012] FCA 1091

Parties: BEADCRETE PTY LTD (ACN 071 743 961), DESIGNER CONCRETE COATINGS PTY LTD (ACN 102 760 234), BUYRITE STEEL SUPPLIES PTY LTD (ACN 053 173 041) and DESIGNERITE PTY LTD (ACN 146 670 706) v FEI YU TRADING AS JEWELS 4 POOLS, JEFFREY STUART MCALISTER, PEBBLE MASTERS PTY LTD (ACN 087 540 734), TWIN COAST POOLS PTY LTD (ACN 104 149 484), MELKEN DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD TRADING AS BAYSIDE POOLS & PAVING (ACN 052 945 169) and GRIN DISTRIBUTIONS PTY LTD (ACN 133 541 563)

File number: NSD 111 of 2011

Judge: JAGOT J

Date of judgment: 4 October 2012

Catchwords: EVIDENCE – admissibility of affidavit containing experimental proof of certain facts under rule 34.50 Federal Court Rules 2011 – where subrule 34.50(1) not complied with

Legislation: Federal Court Rules 2011

Cases cited: Bayer Bioscience NV v Deltapine Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) (2006) 71 IPR 40; [2006] FCA 1762 Lucent Technologies Inc v Krone Aktiengesellschaft (No 2) (1999) 94 FCR 124; [1999] FCA 1462

Date of hearing: 4 October 2012

Place: Sydney

Division: GENERAL DIVISION

Category: Catchwords

Number of paragraphs: 14

Counsel for the Applicants: Mr A J Bannon SC and Ms P Arcus

Solicitor for the Applicants: Creagh & Creagh

Counsel for the Respondents: Ms S J Goddard SC and Mr H P T Bevan

Solicitor for the Respondents: Conditsis Lawyers

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISION NSD 111 of 2011