Trusted Cloud Pty Limited v Core Desktop Pty Limited [2015] FCA 33

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Trusted Cloud Pty Limited v Core Desktop Pty Limited [2015] FCA 33 Citation: Trusted Cloud Pty Limited v Core Desktop Pty Limited [2015] FCA 33

Parties: TRUSTED CLOUD PTY LIMITED (ACN 083 688 340), INTRAPOWER PTY LIMITED (ACN 123 699 043), INTRAPOWER TERRESTRIAL PTY LTD (ACN 081 193 259), TPG TELECOM LIMITED (ACN 093 058 069) and TPG HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED (ACN 003 328 103) v CORE DESKTOP PTY LIMITED (ACN 161 054 691), MICHAEL AMIRA, YONG CHEN, MICHAEL PAPACONSTANTINOU, KYLE FRASER and ANDREW QUACH

File number: NSD 856 of 2014

Judge: KATZMANN J

Date of judgment: 3 February 2015

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for summary dismissal under s 31A of Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – whether applicants have no reasonable prospect of successfully prosecuting the proceeding EVIDENCE – application under s 192A of Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) before close of pleadings for advance ruling on whether evidence should be excluded at trial because it was allegedly obtained illegally or improperly within meaning of s 138 of Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application to set aside orders – whether orders should be set aside for material non-disclosure

Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 183 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 308A, 308H Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) ss s 75, 138, 192A Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 31A

Cases cited: Geneva Laboratories Limited v Nguyen [2014] FCA 1270 J C Techforce Pty Ltd v Pearce (1996) 138 ALR 522 Papas v Grave [2013] NSWCA 308 Professional Administration Service Centres Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (2012) 295 ALR 52 Savcor Pty Ltd v Cathodic Protection International APS (2005) 12 VR 639 Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia (2010) 241 CLR 118