Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
All Class Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v Chubb Insurance Australia Limited [2020] FCA 840 File number: NSD 714 of 2019
Judge: ALLSOP CJ
Date of judgment: 19 June 2020
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – security for costs – general principles – applicant in liquidation – respondent insurer – litigation arising under the contract of insurance – whether duty of utmost good faith precludes security for costs application – whether the litigation will be stifled if order for security made – whether there was delay in bringing application – whether applicant's impecuniosity arises out of respondent's conduct – security for costs ordered
Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 1335 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 56 Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) s 13
Cases cited: Advance Innovative Solutions Pty Ltd (in liq) v X-Dem Group (Aust) Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1112 Australian Equity Investors, An Arizona Limited Partnership v Colliers International (NSW) Pty Ltd [2012] FCAFC 57 Bell Wholesale Co Ltd v Gates Export Corporation [1984] FCAFC 29; 2 FCR 1 BPM Pty Ltd v HPM Pty Ltd (1996) 131 FLR 339 CGU Insurance Limited v AMP Financial Planning Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 36; 235 CLR 1 Cornelius v Global Medical Solutions Australia Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 65; 98 ACSR 301 Ensham Resources Pty Limited v Aioi Insurance Company Limited [2012] FCAFC 191 Equity Access Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation [1989] FCA 520; ATPR 40-972 Green in his capacity as liquidator of Arimco Mining Pty Limited (in liquidation) v CGU Insurance Limited [2008] NSWSC 449; 26 ACLC 323 Green v CGU Insurance Ltd [2008] NSWCA 148; 67 ACSR 105 Imaging Applications Pty Ltd v Vero Insurance Ltd [2008] VSC 178 Irwin Alsop Services v Mercantile Mutual Insurance Co Ltd [1986] VR 61; 10 ACLR 176 Jianshe Southern Pty Ltd v Get Motor Cycles Pty Ltd (No 3) [2007] FCA 1078 KP Cable Investments Pty Ltd v Meltglow Pty Ltd [1995] FCA 76; 56 FCR 189 Madgwick v Kelly [2013] FCAFC 61; 212 FCR 1 Manifest Shipping [2001] 1 Lloyd's Rep 389 Merribee Pastoral Industries Pty Ltd v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [1998] HCA 41; 193 CLR 502 Nonox Australia v Certain Underwriters at Lloyds Subscribing to Contract No CVO263CFGL [2014] NSWSC 221; 18 ANZ Insurance Cases 62-009 Re Strand Wood Co Limited [1904] 2 Ch 1 Rosenfield Nominees Pty Ltd v Bain & Co (1988) 14 ACLR 467 Silbermann v CGU Insurance Ltd [2003] NSWCA 203; 57 NSWLR 469 Statewide Developments Realty Pty Ltd v The Owners, SP 77457 [2013] NSWSC 1750 Tenth Anemot Pty Ltd v Colonial Mutual General Insurance Co Ltd [1993] 2 VR 48; 7 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-154 UDP Holdings Pty Ltd v Ironshore Corporate Capital Ltd (No 2) [2019] VSC 645
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