Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Battery Distributors Pty Ltd v Robert Bosch (Australia) Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 1164 Citation: Australian Battery Distributors Pty Ltd v Robert Bosch (Australia) Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 1164
Parties: AUSTRALIAN BATTERY DISTRIBUTORS PTY LTD ABN 67 071 122 462 v ROBERT BOSCH (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD ABN 48 004 315 628
File number: QUD 719 of 2015
Judge: EDELMAN J
Date of judgment: 30 October 2015
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – security for costs – whether an order for security would stifle a meritorious claim – whether applicant brings proceedings in the nature of defensive proceedings – whether alleged impecuniosity of the applicant was caused by, or contributed to, by the respondent – whether issues in litigation were matters about which the respondent assumed the risk – appropriate quantum of security in circumstances of excessive costs estimates
Legislation: Australian Consumer Law (Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010) (Cth) ss 18, 21 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 1335(1) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 56
Cases cited: ACN 006 577 162 Pty Ltd (formerly Harrop Engineering Australia Pty Ltd) v Beauville Pty Ltd [2014] VSC 298 Austcorp Project No 20 Pty Ltd v LM Investment Management Ltd (in liq) [2014] FCA 1371 Australian Equity Investors, an Arizona Limited Partnership v Colliers International (NSW) Pty Limited [2012] FCAFC 57 Bell Wholesale Co Pty Ltd v Gates Export Corporation (1984) 52 ALR 176 Del Bosco v Outtrim [2008] NSWSC 105 Equity Access Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation [1989] FCA 361; [1989] ATPR 40-972 Fat-sel Pty Limited v Brambles Holdings Limited [1985] FCA 89; (1985) 3 ACLC 312 Forest Pty Ltd (receivers and managers appointed) v Keen Bay Pty Ltd (1991) 4 ACSR 107 Henville v Walker [2001] HCA 52; (2001) 206 CLR 459 Hession v Century 21 South Pacific Ltd (1992) 28 NSWLR 120 Jodast Pty Ltd v A & J Blattner Pty Ltd (1991) 104 ALR 248 KP Cable Investments Pty Ltd v Meltglow Pty Ltd & Ors [1995] FCA 76; (1995) 56 FCR 189 Levy v Bablis [2011] NSWCA 411 Manhattan (Asia) Limited v Dymocks Franchise Systems (China) Limited [2014] FCA 1143 Mantaray Pty Ltd v Brookfield Breeding Co Pty Ltd (1990) 8 ACLC 304 Sagacious Procurement Pty Ltd v Symbion Health Ltd [2007] NSWCA 205 Sherrin Hire Pty Ltd v Sherrin Rentals Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 1107 TSDack Pty Ltd v Australian Water Holdings Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 931 Willey v Synan [1935] HCA 76; (1935) 54 CLR 175 Wollongong City Council v Legal Business Centre Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 245
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