Ann Street Mezzanine Pty Ltd v Beck [2013] FCA 960

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Ann Street Mezzanine Pty Ltd v Beck [2013] FCA 960 Citation: Ann Street Mezzanine Pty Ltd v Beck [2013] FCA 960

Parties: ANN STREET MEZZANINE PTY LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) (ACN 102 854 866) v CEDRIC RICHARD PALMER BECK & ORS (ACCORDING TO ATTACHED SCHEDULE); NORMAN PHILLIP CAREY & ORS (ACCORDING TO ATTACHED SCHEDULE); FREEHILLS and AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION

File number: VID 485 of 2008

Judge: KENNY J

Date of judgment: 23 September 2013

Catchwords: COSTS - Review of taxation – Taxation of costs incurred in complying with subpoena - Award of costs made pursuant to r 24.22 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 – Costs claimed included work in preparing application to set subpoena aside in the context of non-responsive issuing party – No application to set aside subpoena made - No decision made to apply to set subpoena aside – Application dismissed.

Legislation: Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth)

Cases cited: Ann Street Mezzanine Pty Ltd (in liq) v Beck & Ors [2011] FCA 1328 A Pty Ltd v Z [2007] NSWSC 999 Australian Coal & Shale Employees' Federation v Commonwealth (1953) 94 CLR 261 Schweppes' Ltd v Archer (1934) 34 SR (NSW) 178 Amos v Monsour Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 741 Cachia v Westpac Financial Services Limited [2003] FCA 817 Frontier Assets Pty Ltd v Fishburn [2011] NSWSC 334 Hadid v Lenfest Communications Inc (1996) 65 FCR 350 Fuelxpress Ltd v LM Ericsson Pty Ltd (1987) 75 ALR 284 Re Pan Pharmaceuticals Ltd; Selim v McGrath (2004) 48 ACSR 681 Charlick Trading Pty Ltd v Australian National Railways Commission (1997) 149 ALR 647 Danieletto v Khera (1995) 35 NSWLR 684 Moorehead Nominees Pty Ltd & Ors v Barclays Australia Securities Ltd & Ors (Hill J, 17 May 1991, unreported)