Voxson Pty Ltd v Telstra Corporation Limited (No 7) [2017] FCA 267

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Voxson Pty Ltd v Telstra Corporation Limited (No 7) [2017] FCA 267 File number: NSD 2436 of 2013

Judge: PERRAM J

Date of judgment: 20 March 2017

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – whether pleading can be amended under the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) to add a statute barred cause of action – whether new claim for relief arose out of the same facts or substantially the same facts – whether amendment operates from date of commencement of proceeding or date of order allowing amendment

Legislation: Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s 15AC Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) (repealed) Order 13 Rule 2, Order 13 Rule 2(1), Order 13 Rule 3A Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 1.32, 1.33, 8.21, 8.21(1), 8.21(1)(g)(i), 8.21(2), 16.53

Cases cited: Australian Securities and Investment Commission v Australian Property Custodian Holdings Ltd (No2) [2013] FCA 409; (2013) 213 FCR 289 Brimaud v Honeysett Instant Print Pty Ltd (1988) 217 ALR 44 Clasul Pty Ltd v Commonwealth [2014] FCA 1133 Kuligowski v Metrobus [2004] HCA 34; (2004) 220 CLR 363 McGrath v HNSW [2014] FCA 165; (2014) 219 FCR 489 Re Sterling; Ex parte Esanda Ltd [1980] FCA 61; (1980) 44 FLR 125 Somodaj v Australian Iron and Steel Ltd [1963] HCA 50; (1963) 109 CLR 285 Tamaya Resources Limited (in liq) v Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (A Firm), in the matter of Tamaya Resources Limited (in liq) [2015] FCA 1098 Voxson v Telstra [2015] FCA 1490 Voxson v Telstra (No.3) [2015] FCA 1492 Voxson v Telstra (No.6) [2017] FCA 13 Pearce D and Geddes R, Statutory Interpretation in Australia (8th ed, Lexis Nexis Butterworths, 2014)