International Relief and Development Inc v Ladu [2014] FCA 887

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

International Relief and Development Inc v Ladu [2014] FCA 887 Citation: International Relief and Development Inc v Ladu [2014] FCA 887

Parties: INTERNATIONAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT, INC v GODFREY EMMANUEL LADU

File number: VID 522 of 2012

Judge: KENNY J

Date of judgment: 20 August 2014

Catchwords: ARBITRATION – Foreign arbitral award – Application to enforce foreign award – Opposition to enforcement on the basis of no proper notice – Whether absence of proper notice of appointment of the arbitrator or of the arbitration proceedings – Whether breach of the rules of natural justice – Whether no notice of the arbitration hearing – Consideration of grounds for refusing to enforce foreign award under ss 8(5)(c), (7) and (7A) of the International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth) – Respondent failed to establish alleged absence of notice – Order for enforcement made.

Legislation: International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, opened for signature 10 June 1958, 330 UNTS 3 (entered into force 7 June 1959)

Cases cited: TCL Air Conditioner (Zhongshan) Co Ltd v Judges of the Federal Court of Australia (2013) 295 ALR 596 Uganda Telecom Ltd v Hi-Tech Telecom Pty Ltd (2011) 277 ALR 415 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Payne v Parker (1976) 1 NSWLR 191 Traxys Europe SA v Balaji Coke Industry Pty Ltd (No 2) (2012) 201 FCR 535 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v QAAH of 2004 (2006) 231 CLR 1 Great China Metal Industries Co Ltd v Malaysian International Shipping Corporation Berhad (1998) 196 CLR 161 Povey v Qantas Airways Ltd (2005) 223 CLR 189 TCL Air Conditioner (Zhongshan) Co Ltd v Castel Electronics Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC 83 Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd v Coeclerici Asia (Pte) Ltd (2013) 304 ALR 468