Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Herold v Seally (No 2) [2017] FCA 543 File number: NSD 2139 of 2016
Judge: BROMWICH J
Date of judgment: 19 May 2017
Catchwords: PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW – anti-suit injunctions – whether proceedings instituted in foreign court vexatious or oppressive according to principles of equity PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW – stay of proceedings on forum non conveniens grounds – whether local proceedings in a clearly inappropriate forum
Legislation: Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth), s 88 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), r 13.01
Cases cited: Ace Insurance Ltd v Moose Enterprise Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 724 British South Africa Company v Companhia de Mocambique [1893] AC 602 Carron Iron Co v Maclaren (1855) 5 HLC 416 CSR Ltd v Cigna Insurance Australia Ltd (1997) 189 CLR 345 Habib v Commonwealth [2010] FCAFC 12; (2010) 183 FCR 62 Henry v Henry (1996) 185 CLR 571 Joyce v Sunland Waterfront (BVI) Ltd [2011] FCAFC 95; (2011) 195 FCR 213 Oceanic Sun Line Special Shipping Co Inc v Fay (1988) 165 CLR 197 Regie Nationale des Usines Renault SA v Zhang [2002] HCA 10; (2002) 210 CLR 491 Spiliada Maritime Corp v Cansulex Ltd [1987] AC 460 Tony Blain Pty Ltd v Jamison (1993) 41 FCR 414 TS Production LLC v Drew Pictures Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 194; (2008) 172 FCR 433 Voth v Manildra Flour Mills Pty Ltd (1990) 171 CLR 538 Davies M, Bell A and Brereton P, Nygh's Conflict of Laws in Australia (9th ed, LexisNexis Butterworths, 2014)
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