Sydney Criminal Lawyers v Google LLC [2021] FCA 297

Federal Court of Australia

Sydney Criminal Lawyers v Google LLC [2021] FCA 297 File number: NSD 68 of 2021

Judgment of: ABRAHAM J

Date of judgment: 29 March 2021

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application to serve originating application seeking preliminary discovery outside Australia pursuant to Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 10.41 to 10.43 (the Rules) – whether the application meets the requirements of r 10.43 of the Rules – service in accordance with the Hague Service Convention – whether service by post is permissible – leave granted to serve originating application outside Australia

Legislation: Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 7.22, 10.41, 10.42, 10.43

Cases cited: Ahmed v Al-Hussain Pty Ltd t/as The Cheesecake Shop [2018] FCA 1741 AIA Australia Ltd v Richards [2017] FCA 84 Bell v Steele [2011] FCA 1390; (2011) 198 FCR 291 Boyd v Automattic, Inc [2019] FCA 86 Cape Australia Holdings Pty Ltd v Iannello [2009] FCA 709 Carroll & Richardson - Flagworld Pty Ltd v PayPal Australia Pty Limited [2020] FCA 371 Colagrande v Telstra Corporation Limited [2020] FCA 1595 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd [2013] FCA 707; (2013) 96 ATR 44 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Power Assets Holdings Ltd (previously known as Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd) [2013] FCA 708; (2013) 96 ATR 51 Dow Jones & Company Inc v Gutnick [2002] HCA 56; (2002) 210 CLR 575 Hooper v Kirella Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 1584; (1999) 96 FCR 1 Kabbabe v Google LLC [2020] FCA 126 Seven Consulting Pty Ltd v Google LLC [2021] FCA 203 Practical Handbook on the Operation of the Hague Service Convention (Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, 2006)