Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Whirlpool (Australia) Pty Ltd v Castel Electronics Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 906 Citation: Whirlpool (Australia) Pty Ltd v Castel Electronics Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 906
Parties: WHIRLPOOL (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (ACN 003 578 023) v CASTEL ELECTRONICS PTY LTD (ACN 074 561 087)
File number: VID 421 of 2015
Judge: BEACH J
Date of judgment: 19 August 2015
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – anti-suit injunction – injunction to protect processes under Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011 (Cth) – related Supreme Court proceedings – injunction granted
Legislation: Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011 (Cth) ss 3, 4, 5, 6 Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) s 18 of sch 2 Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (Cth) s 5
Cases cited: BHP Billiton Ltd v Schultz (2004) 221 CLR 400 CSR Ltd v Cigna Insurance Australia Ltd (1997) 189 CLR 345 Sunland Waterfront (BVI) Ltd v Prudentia Investments Pty Ltd (No 2) (2010) 267 ALR 46 TS Production LLC v Drew Pictures Pty Ltd (2008) 172 FCR 433
Date of hearing: 19 August 2015
Place: Melbourne
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 57
Counsel for the Applicant: Mr M D Wyles QC with Mr T J F McEvoy
Solicitor for the Applicant: Herbert Smith Freehills
Counsel for the Respondent: Mr P D Corbett QC with Mr D L Bailey
Solicitor for the Respondent: Strongman & Crouch
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISION VID 421 of 2015
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