Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
MCL 105 Pty Ltd v The Agency Group Australia Ltd [2021] FCA 264 File number: WAD 7 of 2021
Judgment of: COLVIN J
Date of judgment: 22 March 2021
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application for suppression order pursuant to s 37AF of the Federal Court Act 1976 (Cth) over parts of affidavits on basis of commercial sensitivity - whether suppression order necessary to prevent prejudice to proper administration of justice - where order sought to prevent disclosure of names of clients - where order sought would exclude director of cross-respondent from accessing certain evidence - application dismissed
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 37AE, 37AF, 37AG, 37AJ
Cases cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Air New Zealand (No 3) [2012] FCA 1430 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Oakmoore Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] FCA 1170 Betfair Pty Limited v Racing New South Wales (No 5) [2009] FCA 1011 Clime Capital Limited v UGL Pty Limited (No 2) [2020] FCA 257 Frigger v Trenfield (No 5) [2020] FCA 827 Hearne v Street [2008] HCA 36; (2008) 235 CLR 125 Hogan v Australian Crime Commission [2010] HCA 21; (2010) 240 CLR 651 The Country Care Group Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (No 2) [2020] FCAFC 4; (2020) 275 FCR 377
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