Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd v Browitt [2021] FCA 653

Federal Court of Australia

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd v Browitt [2021] FCA 653 File number: NSD 1360 of 2020

Judgment of: STEWART J

Date of judgment: 18 June 2021

Catchwords: PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW – anti-suit injunction – whether proceeding against the first applicant in Florida is in breach of an exclusive jurisdiction clause – whether the first applicant is a party to or has rights under the exclusive jurisdiction clause – whether the second applicant can enforce the exclusive jurisdiction clause with respect to a proceeding against the first applicant – whether Florida proceeding is vexatious and oppressive CONTRACTS – whether carrier's standard terms and conditions were incorporated into the contract of carriage – whether signature by customer of the travel agent's terms and conditions which provided for bookings on the carrier's terms and conditions was sufficient to incorporate the latter – whether reasonable notice of the carrier's standard terms and conditions was given to the customer AGENCY – whether travel agent was agent for the customer in making the booking – whether notice of the carrier's standard terms and conditions to the travel agent constituted notice to the customer – whether dual agency

Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Pt 5B.2 Div 2

Cases cited: Aneco Reinsurance Underwriting Ltd (in liq) v Johnson & Higgins Ltd [2001] UKHL 51; [2002] 1 Lloyd's Rep 157 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd [2016] HCA 49; 261 CLR 203 Baltic Shipping Co v Dillon [1993] HCA 4; 176 CLR 344 Baltic Shipping Co v Dillon (The Mikhail Lermontov) (1991) 22 NSWLR 1 City Finance Co Ltd v Matthew Harvey & Co Ltd [1915] HCA 75; 21 CLR 55 Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd v Producers and Citizens Co-operative Assurance Co of Australia Ltd [1931] HCA 53; 46 CLR 41 Comandate Marine Corp v Pan Australia Shipping Pty Ltd [2006] FCAFC 192; 157 FCR 45 CSR Ltd v Cigna Insurance Australia Ltd [1997] HCA 33; 189 CLR 345 Currie v Glen [1936] HCA 1; 54 CLR 445 Donohue v Armco Inc [2002] 1 Lloyd's Rep 425; [2001] UKHL 64 Federation Insurance Ltd v Wasson [1987] HCA 34; 163 CLR 303 Global Partners Fund Ltd v Babcock & Brown Ltd (in liq) [2010] NSWCA 196; 79 ACSR 383 Homburg Houtimport BV and others v Agrosin Private Ltd (The Starsin) [2004] 1 AC 715 Hood v Anchor Line (Henderson Bros) Ltd [1918] AC 837 Hospital Products Ltd v United States Surgical Corp [1984] HCA 64; 156 CLR 41 International Harvester Co of Australia Pty Ltd v Carrigan's Hazeldene Pastoral Co [1958] HCA 16; 100 CLR 644 Jones v Canavan [1972] 2 NSWLR 236 Kelly v Cooper [1993] AC 205 Lepcanfin Pty Ltd v Lepfin Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 155; 102 NSWLR 627 MacRobertson Miller Airline Services v Commissioner of State Taxation (WA) [1975] HCA 55; 133 CLR 125 National Australia Bank Ltd v Dionys [2016] NSWCA 242 New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd v A M Satterthwaite & Co Ltd (The Eurymedon) [1975] AC 154 Oceanic Sun Line Special Shipping Co Inc v Fay [1988] HCA 32; 165 CLR 197 Parker v Eastern Railway Co (1877) 2 CPD 416 Petersen v Moloney [1951] HCA 57; 84 CLR 91 Port Jackson Stevedoring Pty Ltd v Salmond & Spraggon (Aust) Pty Ltd (The New York Star) (1980) 144 CLR 300 Qantas Airways Ltd v Rohrlach [2021] NSWCA 48 Sargent v ASL Developments Ltd [1974] HCA 40; 131 CLR 634 Scruttons Ltd v Midland Silicones Ltd [1962] AC 446 Sydney City Council v West [1965] HCA 68; 114 CLR 481 Toll (FGCT) Pty Ltd v Alphapharm Pty Ltd [2004] HCA 52; 219 CLR 165 Winnetka Trading Corp v Julius Baer International Ltd [2008] EWHC 3146 (Ch); [2009] 2 All ER (Comm) 735 "Damages for Disappointed Tourist: Applying the Contract Review Act" (1992) 13(2) Leg Rep 15 Dal Pont GE, Law of Agency (4th ed, LexisNexis, 2020)