Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Motor Yacht Sales Australia Pty Limited v Megisti Yacht Charters Limited (No 2) [2020] FCA 1459 File number: NSD 1346 of 2019
Judgment of: STEWART J
Date of judgment: 13 October 2020
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – non-party costs order – whether director of companies giving instructions to pursue litigation did so in own interests – whether non-party is connected with unsuccessful respondent companies – whether notwithstanding being respondents the companies were the moving parties – whether just and equitable to make non-party costs order SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION – whether person who lodges a caveat for a caveator can be liable to pay compensation under s 47E of the Shipping Registration Act 1981 (Cth) – whether without reasonable cause – alternative basis for claim – not necessary to decide
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43 Shipping Registration Act 1981 (Cth) ss 47A(1), 47B(2), 47E Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 40.02(b) General Practice Note: Costs Practice Note (GPN-COSTS) paras 4.1, 4.10-4.14
Cases cited: Citrus Queensland Pty Ltd v Sunstate Orchards Pty Ltd (No 10) [2009] FCA 498 Dunghutti Elders Council (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC v Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations (No 4) [2012] FCAFC 50; 200 FCR 154 Gore v Justice Corporation Pty Ltd [2002] FCAFC 83; 119 FCR 429 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 Kebaro Pty Ltd v Saunders [2003] FCAFC 5 Knight v FP Special Assets Ltd [1992] HCA 28; 174 CLR 178 Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 59; 170 CLR 534 Motor Yacht Sales Australia Pty Ltd v Megisti Yacht Charters Ltd [2019] FCA 1454 Paciocco v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (No 2) [2017] FCAFC 146; 253 FCR 403 Tremaine Developments Pty Ltd (in liq) v Courtney Developments Pty Ltd [2011] VSC 112 Vanguard 2017 Pty Ltd, Re Modena Properties Pty Ltd v Modena Properties Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] FCA 1461 Vestris v Cashman (1998) 72 SASR 449 WA Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Hampton Transport Services [2017] FCA 1310 Yates Property Corporation Pty Ltd v Boland (No 2) [1997] FCA 760; 147 ALR 685 Yu v Cao [2015] NSWCA 276; 91 NSWLR 190
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