Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Donaldson v Worrells (Liquidator), in the Matter of Suffolk Investments Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 180 File numbers: VID 1497 of 2018 VID 1498 of 2018
Judge: DAVIES J
Date of judgment: 22 February 2019
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – cross-vesting – application to transfer proceedings to the Supreme Court of Western Australia – Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (Cth) s 5(4)(b)(iii) – whether Supreme Court of Western Australia a more appropriate forum – where jurisdiction of the Court is regularly invoked – where proceedings have no connection with Victoria – where earlier materially similar proceedings in Western Australia – whether order for indemnity costs appropriate – where applicant self-represented
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (Cth)
Cases cited: BHP Billiton Ltd v Schultz (2004) 221 CLR 400; [2004] HCA 61 Donaldson v Suffolk Investments Pty Ltd [2015] WASC 481 Donaldson v Suffolk Investments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2015] WASC 262 Hamod v New South Wales (2002) 188 ALR 659; [2002] FCA 424 Melbourne City Investments Pty Ltd v Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (No 2) [2017] FCAFC 116 O'Keefe v Hayes Knight GTO Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 1559 Shaw v MAB Corporation Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] FCA 227
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