Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
GG Australia Pty Ltd v Sphere Projects Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] FCA 664 File number: NSD 1115 of 2015
Judge: MARKOVIC J
Date of judgment: 15 June 2017
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for security for costs – where security for costs sought against natural applicant and corporate applicants – where commonality of claims between natural applicant and corporate applicants – whether reason to believe that corporate applicants will be unable to pay respondents' costs – whether order for security for costs should be made against natural applicant – whether natural applicant's claims constitute abuse of process – effect of commonality of claims between natural applicant and corporate applicants on security for costs application – whether to exercise discretion to make order for security for costs
Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 1335 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 56 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 19.01
Cases cited: Appleglen Pty Ltd v Mainzeal Corporation Pty Ltd (1988) 79 ALR 634 Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (1992) 7 ACSR 203 Bleyer v Google Inc (2014) 88 NSWLR 670 Bryan E Fencott and Associates Pty Ltd v Eretta Pty Ltd (1987) 16 FCR 497 Campaign Master (UK) Ltd v Forty Two International Pty Ltd (No 3) (2009) 181 FCR 152 Di Francesco v Pioneer Energy Pty Limited (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1923 Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited v Precision Tracking Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] FCA 211 Health Information Pharmacy Franchising Pty Ltd v Khoo [2010] FCA 438 Hii v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (No 3) (2016) 238 FCR 304 Jodast Pty Ltd & Ors v A & J Blattner Pty Ltd & Ors (1991) 104 ALR 248 KDL Building v Mount [2006] NSWSC 474 Ken Tugrul v Tarrants Financial Consultants Pty Limited ACN 086 674 179 [No 4] [2014] NSWSC 291 Knight v Beyond Properties Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 764 Livingspring Pty Ltd v Kliger Partners (2008) 20 VR 377 Power Infrastructure Pty Ltd v Downer EDI Engineering Power Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 1222 Staff Development & Training Centre Pty Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia [2005] FCA 1643 Strategic Financial and Project Services Pty Ltd v Bank of China Limited [2009] FCA 604 Toben v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (2016) 338 ALR 329; [2016] NSWCA 296 Topcide Pty Limited v Charter Financial Planning Limited [2010] FCA 1151
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