Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
John Bridgeman Limited, in the matter of John Bridgeman Limited v National Stock Exchange of Australia Limited [2020] FCA 941 File number: QUD 659 of 2019
Judge: REEVES J
Date of judgment: 7 July 2020
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application under r 30.01 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) to have the issues of liability determined separately and prior to the issues of quantum – whether the utility, economy and fairness to the parties of that course is beyond question – whether there is an appreciable risk of overlap between the contested issues of facts on liability and quantum – whether adverse findings of credit against witnesses can be confined to either the liability or quantum issues – whether the separate question process will facilitate settlement – whether the separate question process may lead to fragmentation of the proceeding and cause delay – application dismissed
Legislation: Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)
Cases cited: Roberts on behalf of the Widjabul Wia-Bal People v Attorney-General of New South Wales [2020] FCAFC 103
Date of hearing: Determined on the papers
Registry: Queensland
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Commercial and Corporations
Sub-area: Corporations and Corporate Insolvency
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 21
Counsel for the Plaintiff: BW Wacker
Solicitor for the Plaintiff: McCullough Robertson Lawyers
Solicitor for the Defendant: Kennedys (Australasia) Pty Ltd
ORDERS QUD 659 of 2019 IN THE MATTER OF JOHN BRIDGEMAN LIMITED ACN 603 477 185 BETWEEN: JOHN BRIDGEMAN LIMITED ACN 603 477 185 Plaintiff
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