Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Finnegan v Washington [2020] FCA 601 File number: WAD 429 of 2019
Judge: JACKSON J
Date of judgment: 6 May 2020
Catchwords: COSTS - amendment of statement of claim - no reason to depart from usual rule as to costs thrown away
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 16.55
Cases cited: Dow Jones & Co Inc v Gutnick [2002] HCA 56; (2002) 210 CLR 575 Kazar (Liquidator) v Kargarian; In the Matter of Frontier Architects Pty Ltd (In Liq) [2011] FCAFC 136; (2011) 197 FCR 113 Laing O'Rourke (BMC) Ltd (formerly Barclay Mowlem Construction Ltd) v Dampier Port Authority [2007] WASC 87 Lazarus v Deutsche Lufthansa AG (1985) 1 NSWLR 188 Stanley v Layne Christensen Company [2006] WASCA 56
Date of hearing: Determined on the papers
Date of last submissions: 15 April 2020 (applicant) 22 April 2020 (first, second and third respondents) 28 April 2020 (applicant in reply)
Registry: Western Australia
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Other Federal Jurisdiction
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 12
Counsel for the Applicant: The applicant appeared in person
Counsel for the First Respondent: Mr A Gregg
Solicitor for the First Respondent: Wotton & Kearney Lawyers
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