Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
FCA US LLC v Mahindra Automotive Australia Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 1091 File number: NSD 348 of 2021
Judgment of: HALLEY J
Date of judgment: 10 September 2021
Catchwords: COSTS – exercise of discretion to award costs where no hearing on the merits – where applicants seek to discontinue proceedings – whether respondents effectively capitulated or surrendered by proffering undertaking to the Court – relevance of the parties' conduct to capitulation or surrender – distinction between proceedings rendered futile by supervening event and capitulation or surrender – degree to which outcome achieves objective of proceedings – whether complete success necessary for capitulation or surrender – relevance of likelihood of success to capitulation or surrender – reasonableness of the parties' conduct where no capitulation or surrender – no reason to depart from general rule – no order as to costs
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Sch 2, Australian Consumer Law ss 18, 29, 232, 236, 237 Designs Act 2003 (Cth) s 75 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 26.12, 40.02
Cases cited: Balanggarra Aboriginal Corporation v State of Western Australia [2018] FCA 1538 Chapman v Luminis Pty Ltd [2003] FCAFC 162 Clark v ING Life Limited [2007] FCA 1960 Diamond Ace Super Fund Pty Ltd v Rodapa Development Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1582 Edwards Madigan Torzillo Briggs Pty Ltd v Gloria Stack [2003] NSWCA 302 Elevate Brandpartners Ltd v Hammond (No 4) [2020] FCA 421 Howards Storage World Pty Ltd v Haviv Holdings Pty Ltd (2010) 182 FCR 84; [2010] FCAFC 5 Mineralogy Pty Ltd v National Native Title Tribunal [1998] FCA 1700 Nowra Radiology Pty Ltd v Macintosh (No 2) [2020] FCA 1743 ONE.TEL Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (2000) 101 FCR 548; [2000] FCA 270 Oxford Funding Pty Ltd v Oxford Asia Pacific Investments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2006] FCA 1542 Re The Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia; ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622; [1997] HCA 6 Rickus v Motor Trades Association of Australia Superannuation Fund Pty Limited (2010) 265 ALR 112; [2010] FCAFC 16 Stephens v Sena, in the matter of Vtara Solar Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1179 Travaglini v Raccuia [2012] FCA 620 Zhao v Suzhou Haishun Investment Management Co Ltd [2020] VSCA 34
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