Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Webster v Brewer [2020] FCA 622 File number: VID 293 of 2020
Judge: WHEELAHAN J
Date of judgment: 8 May 2020
Catchwords: DEFAMATION – application for an interim injunction in relation to alleged publication of defamatory material – interim injunction order made. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for an order for substituted service in accordance with r 10.24 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – no order for substitution service made.
Legislation: Federal Court Australia Act 1976 s 23 Federal Court Rules 2011 r 10.24 Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 (Cth) s 9, s 48 Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 (NZ) s 32
Cases cited: Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O'Neill (2006) 227 CLR 57 Chappell v TCN Channel 9 Pty Ltd (1988) 14 NSWLR 153 Dow Jones and Company Inc v Gutnick [2002] HCA 56; 210 CLR 575 Ley v Hamilton (1935) 153 LT 384 Macquarie Bank Ltd v Berg [1999] NSWSC 526 Park (Trustee) v Tschannen (a Bankrupt) [2016] FCA 361 Takapana Pty Ltd v Teco Information Systems Co Ltd (1998) 82 FCR 25; 153 ALR 377 Walker v Pickles [1980] 2 NSWLR 281 X v Twitter Inc [2017] NSWC 1300; 95 NSWLR 301
Date of hearing: 8 May 2020
Registry: Victoria
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Other Federal Jurisdiction
Category: Catchwords
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