Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Martin v Norton Rose Fulbright Australia [2018] FCA 428 File number: SAD 49 of 2017
Judge: WIGNEY J
Date of judgment: 28 February 2018
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application to transfer venue of mediation – application to vary orders referring matter to mediation in Sydney – application for adjournment of mediation – whether Registrar, acting as mediator, would be "embarrassed" by evidence – whether mediator required to form any view in mediation
Legislation: Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)
Date of hearing: 28 February 2018
Registry: New South Wales
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Employment and Industrial Relations
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 11
Counsel for the Applicant: Mr I. Robertson SC, Ms Barnett
Solicitor for the Applicant: Bourne Lawyers
Counsel for the Respondent: Dr E. Peden
Solicitor for the Respondent: Maddocks Lawyers
ORDERS SAD 49 of 2017
BETWEEN: THOMAS PATRICK MARTIN Applicant
AND: NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT AUSTRALIA Respondent
JUDGE: WIGNEY J DATE OF ORDER: 28 February 2018
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
1. The interlocutory application filed dated 28 February 2018 be dismissed. 2. The applicant is to pay the respondent's costs. Note: Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
(Delivered ex tempore, revised from transcript)
WIGNEY J: 1 By interlocutory application dated 28 February 2018, the applicant in these proceedings, SAD 49 of 2017, and the second respondent in proceedings NSD 1610 of 2016, applies for an order or orders, the effect of which would to be vary orders made by me on 20 December 2017. 2 For the reasons that follow, the interlocutory application dated 28 February 2018 is dismissed.
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