Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Commonwealth of Australia v Shenzhen Energy Transport Co Ltd [2015] FCA 757 Citation: Commonwealth of Australia v Shenzhen Energy Transport Co Ltd [2015] FCA 757
Parties: COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA v SHENZHEN ENERGY TRANSPORT CO LTD
File number: QUD 178 of 2013
Judge: COLLIER J
Date of judgment: 23 July 2015
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – discovery – application pursuant to rule 20.15 Federal Court Rules 2011 – criteria in rule 20.14(1)(b) and (c) and rule 20.14(2) – Practice Note CM 5 – purpose of particulars ADMIRALTY – "distinct occasion" – Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976 – Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims Act 1989 (Cth) – principles in Strong Wise Ltd v Esso Australia Resources (2010) 185 FCR 149
Legislation: Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims Act 1989 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 20.14, 20.14(1)(b), 20.14(1)(c), 20.14(2), 20.15
Cases cited: Bruce v Odhams Press Ltd [1936] 1 KB 697 Conway v Mercedes-Benz Australia Pacific Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 72 Mummery v Irvings Pty Ltd (1956) 96 CLR 99 Reading Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd v Birch Carroll & Coyle Ltd [2002] FCAFC 109 Strong Wise Limited v Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd (2010) 185 FCR 149 Strong Wise Ltd v Esso Australia Resource Pty Ltd (No 2) (2010) 185 FCR 237
Cairns B, Australian Civil Procedure (10th ed, Lawbook Co, 2014) McGregor H, McGregor on Damages (19th ed, Sweet & Maxwell, 2014)
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