Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Tour Squad Pty Ltd v Fifth Amendment Entertainment Inc [2020] FCA 1649 File number: QUD 44 of 2020
Judgment of: DERRINGTON J
Date of judgment: 11 November 2020
Catchwords: COSTS – application for costs of an interlocutory application be taxed immediately – departure from usual rule under r 40.13 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 – unreasonable conduct of respondents in failing to comply with directions for filing of defence – finalisation of the proceedings likely protracted – appropriate to exercise discretion to order costs be taxed immediately
Legislation: Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 4.05, 40.13
Cases cited: Australian Mud Company Pty Ltd v Coretell Pty Ltd (No 4) [2013] FCA 567 Axent Holdings Pty Ltd v Compusign Australia Pty Ltd (No 3) [2018] FCA 6 Courtney v Medtel Pty Ltd (No 3) [2004] FCA 347 Fiduciary Ltd v Morningstar Research Pty Ltd (2002) 55 NSWLR 1 Hill v Zhang (No 2) [2019] FCA 1649 Horrobin v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (unreported, New South Wales Court of Appeal, Priestly JA, 6 June 1997) Lynx Engineering Consultants Pty Ltd v The ANI Corporation Ltd (t/as ANI Bradken Rail Transportation Group) (No 3) [2010] FCA 32 QS Holdings Sarl v Paul's Retail Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] FCA 1038 Richmond v Ora Gold Limited [2020] FCA 70 Telstra Corporation Ltd v Phone Directories Company Pty Ltd (No 3) [2014] FCA 949
Division: General Division
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