Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Finnegan v Washington (No 2) [2020] FCA 1587 File number: WAD 429 of 2019
Judgment of: JACKSON J
Date of judgment: 3 November 2020
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application for leave to serve subpoena overseas - subpoena too wide - leave refused
Legislation: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 75 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 10.43, 10.44, Division 10.6 Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters done at the Hague on 15 November 1965
Cases cited: Bailey v Beagle Management Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 60; (2001) 105 FCR 136 Bell Lawyers Pty Ltd v Pentelow [2019] HCA 29; (2019) 372 ALR 555 Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd (in liq) v McGraw-Hill Financial Inc [2016] FCA 401; (2016) 245 FCR 340 Clifton (Liquidator), in the matter of Solar Shop Australia Pty Ltd (in liq) [2014] FCA 891 Commissioner for Railways v Small (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 564 Harvard Nominees Pty Ltd v Tiller [2019] FCA 1672 Hearne v Street [2008] HCA 36; (2008) 235 CLR 125
Division: General Division
Registry: Western Australia
National Practice Area: Other Federal Jurisdiction
Number of paragraphs: 19
Date of hearing: Determined on the papers
Counsel for the Applicant: The applicant appeared in person
Solicitor for the First Respondent: Wotton & Kearney Lawyers
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