Zaghloul v Woodside Energy Ltd [2013] FCA 426

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Zaghloul v Woodside Energy Ltd [2013] FCA 426 Citation: Zaghloul v Woodside Energy Ltd [2013] FCA 426

Parties: DR HASSAN ZAGHLOUL v WOODSIDE ENERGY LIMITED (ACN 005 482 986)

File number: ACD 62 of 2012

Judge: GILMOUR J

Date of judgment: 8 May 2013

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – urgent application for discovery – whether discovery is necessary for the fair and just disposition of the respondent's application for summary judgment

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 51(2) Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 (WA) ss 93C, 93(4)(c), 93K(4) Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Regulations 1982 (WA) reg 22 Workers Compensation Act 1951 (ACT)

Date of hearing: 7 May 2013

Place: Canberra

Division: GENERAL DIVISION

Category: Catchwords

Number of paragraphs: 18

Counsel for the Applicant: Dr H Zaghloul appeared in person

Counsel for the Respondent: Mr J Blackburn

Solicitor for the Respondent: Ashurst Australia

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISION ACD 62 of 2012

BETWEEN: DR HASSAN ZAGHLOUL

Applicant

AND: WOODSIDE ENERGY LIMITED (ACN 005 482 986)

Respondent

JUDGE: GILMOUR J DATE OF ORDER: 7 MAY 2013 WHERE MADE: CANBERRA VIA TELEPHONE TO PERTH

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. The applicant's interlocutory application for discovery dated 18 April 2013 be dismissed. 2. The applicant pay the respondent's costs of and incidental to the application. Note: Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.