Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Mecrus Pty Ltd v Industrial Energy Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 103 Citation: Mecrus Pty Ltd v Industrial Energy Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 103
Parties: MECRUS PTY LTD (ACN 088 126 756) v INDUSTRIAL ENERGY PTY LTD (ACN 080 687 681) and HRL LIMITED (ACN 061 930 756)
File number: VID 476 of 2014
Judge: MURPHY J
Date of judgment: 23 February 2015
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application for security for costs – relevant factors and guidelines in exercise of discretion – ability of plaintiff to meet an adverse costs order – strength of plaintiff's claims in the proceeding – unity of issues in plaintiff's claims and respondent's cross-claims – whether respondent assumed the risk of plaintiff's poor financial position – whether respondent's wrongful actions materially contributed to plaintiff's lack of means
Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
Cases cited: ACN 006 577 162 Pty Ltd (formerly Harrop Engineering Australia Pty Ltd) as Trustee for Harrop Family Trust v Beauville Pty Ltd [2014] VSC 298 Australian Equity Investors, An Arizona Limited Partnership v Colliers International (NSW) Pty Ltd [2012] FCAFC 57 B L O'Shea Pty Ltd v Australian Mutual Provident Society Ltd (Unreported, Supreme Court of Victoria, Hedigan J, 15 February 1994, BC9400983) Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson and Others (1992) 7 ACSR 203 Bell Wholesale Co Ltd v Gates Export Corporation (1984) 2 FCR 1 Bray v F Hoffman-La Roche Ltd and Others (2003) 130 FCR 317 Bryan E Fencott & Associates Pty Ltd v Eretta Pty Ltd and Others (1987) 16 FCR 497 Coca-Cola Amatil Victoria Ltd v PAA Enterprises Pty Ltd [2003] VSCA 135 Cornelius and Others v Global Medical Solutions Australia Pty Ltd and Others (2014) 98 ACSR 301 Denward Lane Pre-Cast Panels Pty Ltd v Cornerstone Constructions Australia Pty Ltd [2008] VSC 144 Equity Access Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation (1989) ATPR 40-972 Fiduciary Ltd and Others v Morningstar Research Pty Ltd (2004) 208 ALR 564 Gentry Bros Pty Ltd v Wilson Brown and Associates Pty Ltd and Others (1992) 8 ACSR 405 Health Information Pharmacy Franchising Pty Ltd v Khoo [2010] FCA 438 Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd [2001] NSWSC 744 Impex Pty Ltd v Crowner Products Ltd (1994) 13 ACSR 440 Industrial Conveying (Aust) Pty Ltd v SKM Recycling Pty Ltd [2012] VSC 588 Interwest Ltd v Tricontinental Corporation Ltd and Another (1991) 5 ACSR 621 Jazabas Pty Ltd and Others v Haddad and Others (2007) 65 ACSR 276 Keary Developments Ltd v Tarmac Construction Ltd and Another [1995] 3 All ER 534 KP Cable Investments Pty Ltd v Meltglow Pty Ltd and Others (1995) 56 FCR 189 Letore Pty Ltd v Associated International Finance Pty Ltd (Unreported, Supreme Court of Victoria, McDonald J, 28 May 1993, BC9303883) Livingspring Pty Ltd v Kliger Partners (2008) 20 VR 377 Meni's Tailoring & Alterations Pty Ltd v Jeanswest Corp Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 1108 P S Chellaram and Co Ltd v China Ocean Shipping Co and Another (1991) 102 ALR 321 Porzelack KG v Porzelack (UK) Ltd [1987] 1 All ER 1074 Soul Pattinson Telecommunications Pty Ltd v Subex Americas Inc [2009] FCA 651 Stelmag Pty Ltd v Tifferly Manufacturing Pty Ltd [2002] ACTSC 99 Sydmar Pty Ltd v Statewise Developments Pty Ltd (1987) 73 ALR 289 Warren Mitchell Pty Ltd v Australian Maritime Officers' Union and Others (1993) 12 ACSR 1 Wollongong City Council v Legal Business Centre Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 245
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