Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Nichol v Discovery Africa Limited [2016] FCA 254 File numbers: WAD 87 of 2014 WAD 40 of 2016 WAD 47 of 2016
Judges: MCKERRACHER J
Date of judgment: 15 March 2016
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for stay pending appeal in related cases – summary of relevant principles in the determination of a stay application – discretion to grant a stay – competing rights of parties – parlous financial position of respondent to stay applications
Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 200AA(1) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 29 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 36.08(2), 41.03
Cases cited: Alexander v Cambridge Credit Corporation Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 685 Attorney-General v Emerson (1889) 24 QBD 56 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v BMW (Australia) Ltd (No 2) [2003] FCA 864 Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) v Myer Emporium Ltd (No 1) (1986) 160 CLR 220 Discovery Africa Ltd v Nichol [2015] FCA 1497 Harbour City Real Estate Pty Ltd t/as Re/Max Harbour City Real Estate (ACN 111 210 023) v Cargill [2008] FCA 1382 Henderson v Amadio Pty Ltd (No 3) (1996) 65 FCR 66 McBride v Sandland (No 2) (1918) 25 CLR 369 Re Middle Harbour Investments Ltd (in liq) (unreported, Court of Appeal NSW, 15 December 1976 Powerflex Services Pty Ltd v Data Access Corporation (1996) 67 FCR 65 Welcome Real-time SA v Catuity Inc (No 2) [2002] FCA 258 Wilson v Church (No 2) (1879) 12 Ch D 454
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