Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Lin v Google LLC [2021] FCA 1113 File number: NSD 818 of 2021
Judgment of: WIGNEY J
Date of judgment: 13 September 2021
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for leave to serve originating application seeking preliminary discovery outside Australia pursuant to Div 10.4 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – whether proceeding is of a kind mentioned in r 10.42 – whether service in accordance with Hague Convention – whether application accompanied by affidavit in accordance with r 10.43(3) – whether Court has jurisdiction in the proceeding – whether prospective applicant has prima facie case for all or any of the relief claimed – where substituted service inappropriate – leave for service outside Australia granted
Legislation: Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), rr 7.22, 7.22(1)(a), 7.22(1)(b), 7.22(1)(c)(ii), 10.24, 10.43(1)(a), 10.43(2), 10.43(3)(c)(ii), 10.43(4)(b), 10.43(4)(c), 40.08 Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (Cth), s 4(2) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), s 14B Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters done at the Hague on 15 November 1965, Art 10
Cases cited: AIA Australia Ltd v Richards [2017] FCA 84 Allison v Google LLC [2021] FCA 186 Allphones Retail Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2009) 259 ALR 354; [2009] FCA 980 Australian Information Commission v Facebook Inc (2020) 144 ACSR 88; [2020] FCA 531 Barilaro v Shanks-Markovina (No 1) [2021] FCA 789 Boyd v Automattic, Inc [2019] FCA 86 Carnegie Corp Ltd v Pursuit Dynamics Plc (2007) 162 FCR 375; [2007] FCA 1010 Colagrande v Telstra Corporation Limited [2020] FCA 1595 Commissioner of Taxation v Zeitouni (2013) 306 ALR 603; [2013] FCA 1011 Crosby v Kelly (2012) 203 FCR 451; [2012] FCAFC 96 Dow Jones & Company Inc v Gutnick (2002) 210 CLR 575; [2002] HCA 56 Kabbabe v Google LLC [2020] FCA 126 Kukulka v Google LLC [2020] FCA 1229 Laurie v Carroll (1958) 98 CLR 310 Re Freehills; New Tel Ltd (in liq) (2008) 66 ACSR 311; [2008] FCA 762 Seven Consulting Pty Ltd v Google LLC [2021] FCA 203 Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Ltd v University of Tasmania (2003) 129 FCR 472; [2003] FCA 532 Sydney Criminal Lawyers v Google LLC [2021] FCA 297
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