Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Freedom Foods Pty Ltd v Blue Diamond Growers [2021] FCA 172 File number: VID 644 of 2020
Judgment of: MOSHINSKY J
Date of judgment: 5 March 2021
Catchwords: ARBITRATION – international arbitration – arbitration agreement – application for stay of the proceeding pursuant to s 7(2) of the International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth) – where the contract between the parties contained an arbitration agreement requiring disputes to be arbitrated in California – where the respondent sought a stay of the proceeding pursuant to s 7(2) – where the applicants contended that the arbitration agreement was invalid or of no effect by virtue of cl 21 of the Franchising Code of Conduct CONSUMER LAW – franchise – Franchising Code of Conduct – where the first applicant and the respondent entered into a License Agreement for the manufacture, distribution and sale of certain almond milk products in Australia – whether the License Agreement constituted a "franchise agreement" for the purposes of the Franchising Code of Conduct
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Sch 2, Australian Consumer Law, ss 18, 21, 134 International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth), ss 3, 7 Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes—Franchising) Regulation 2014 (Cth), Sch 1
Cases cited: Bank Mellat v Helliniki Techniki SA [1984] QB 291 Bautista v Star Cruises 396 F (3d) 1289 (11th Cir, 2005) Casaceli v Natuzzi SPA (2012) 92 ALR 143 Chan v Cresdon Pty Ltd (1989) 168 CLR 242 Francis Travel Marketing Pty Ltd v Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd (1996) 39 NSWLR 160 Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd v Rinehart (2017) 257 FCR 442 Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd v Hannigan (2020) 379 ALR 196 Lipman Pty Ltd v Emergency Services Superannuation Board [2011] NSWCA 163 Mitsubishi Motors Corp v Soler Chrysler-Plymouth Inc 473 US 614 (1985) Queensland Premier Mines Pty Ltd v French (2007) 235 CLR 81 Rafferty v Madgwicks (2012) 203 FCR 1 Rhone Mediterranee Compagnia Francese Di Assicurazioni E Riassicurazoni v Lauro 712 F(2d) 50 (3rd Cir, 1983) Rinehart v Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd (2019) 366 ALR 635 Tanning Research Laboratories Inc v O'Brien (1990) 169 CLR 332 Transurban WGT Co Pty Ltd v CPB Contractors Pty Ltd [2020] VSC 476 Workplace Safety Australia Pty Ltd v Simple OHS Solutions Pty Ltd (2015) 89 NSWLR 594
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