Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Rochecouste v Tasman Rope Access Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 908 File numbers: WAD 235 of 2020 WAD 236 of 2020
Judgment of: COLVIN J
Date of judgment: 6 August 2021
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application by respondents for leave to amend defences and file further evidence - where respondents seek to completely recast their case - where proposed amendments included changes to withdraw admissions - where leave required to withdraw admissions in present defences - where deficiencies in present defences claimed by respondents to justify amendments not articulated - whether prejudice to applicants if leave granted - whether in interests of justice to allow application - application dismissed
Legislation: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) s 524 Federal Court Rules 2011(Cth) r 16.07
Cases cited: Carna Group Pty Ltd v The Griffin Coal Mining Company (No 5) [2020] FCA 970 Fitness Systems United Pty Ltd v Goldberg [2020] FCA 638 Jeans v Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd [2003] FCAFC 309 Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co Ltd v Generic Health Pty Ltd (No 3) [2020] FCA 222 Selvaratnam v St George - A Division of Westpac Banking Corporation (No 2) [2021] FCA 486
Division: Fair Work Division
Registry: Western Australia
National Practice Area: Employment and Industrial Relations
Number of paragraphs: 42
Date of hearing: 27 July 2021
Counsel for the Applicants: Mr TJ Dixon with Mr H Pararajasingham
Solicitor for the Applicants: Nicholas Legal
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