Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Smits v Loel [2014] FCA 1341 Citation: Smits v Loel [2014] FCA 1341
Parties: LEONARDUS GERARDUS SMITS v JAMES BERESFORD LOEL, PIONEER INVESTMENTS (AUST) PTY LTD, LILLAS & LOEL LAWYERS and JOHN M O'CONNOR & COMPANY
File number: QUD 725 of 2013
Judge: RANGIAH J
Date of judgment: 10 December 2014
Corrigendum: 13 February 2015
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for summary judgment by first, second and third respondents –relief sought by applicant aimed at conduct of proceedings in the Supreme Court of Queensland – direct and collateral attacks on orders of Supreme Court – allegations of fraud perpetrated by respondents on Supreme Court – whether proceeding brings administration of justice into disrepute – whether proceeding constitutes abuse of process
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 31A Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 26.01(1)(d) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld)
Cases cited: Birdon Pty Ltd v Houben Marine Pty Ltd (2011) 197 FCR 25 cited Burton v Shire of Bairnsdale (1908) 7 CLR 76 cited Gallus Properties P/L & Ors v Richardson & Ors [2004] QSC 415 cited Jefferson v Shirlaw [2007] 1 Qd R 162 cited Re Baxter; Ex parte Official Receiver v Baxter (1986) 10 FCR 398 cited Sea Culture International Pty Ltd v Scoles (1991) 32 FCR 275 cited Shaw v MAB Corporation Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 1231 applied Shaw v MAB Corporation Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 62 applied Stergiou v McGrail (unreported, Full Court of the Federal Court, Burchett, Ryan and Gummow JJ, 22 April 1994) applied Togito Pty Ltd v Pioneer Investments (Aust) Pty Ltd & Ors [2010] QSC 421 cited Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378 cited Spencer Bower and Handley Res Judicata, (4th ed, LexisNexis, 2009) cited
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