Karlsson v Griffith University [2022] FCA 591

Federal Court of Australia

Karlsson v Griffith University [2022] FCA 591 File number: NSD 1102 of 2021

Judgment of: KATZMANN J

Date of judgment: 24 May 2022

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — application by applicant for default judgment — where respondent failed to file a defence within the time permitted by the rules but later excused from doing so until further order — whether judgment in favour of applicant should be entered PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — application by respondent for summary judgment — where applicant had sued respondent in the Supreme Court of New South Wales based on the same factual matrix as the proceeding in this Court and raising substantially the same allegations — where the Supreme Court action was summarily dismissed on the basis that they were frivolous, vexatious and involved an abuse of process, whether the proceeding in this Court should be summarily dismissed as an abuse of process — alternatively, where applicant's pleading defective in numerous respects, whether it should be struck out and leave to replead refused

Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) s 137C(1)(b), Schedule 2 ss 18, 29, 151(1)(a), 236(1), (2) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 31A(2), 37M Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (Cth) s 7(5) Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) ss 120, 124, 126, 127, 195 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) ss 1.34, 1.40, 1.41, 16.02(1)(d), 16.21(1), 16.32, 16.42, 26.01 Limitation of Actions Act 1974 (Qld) s 12(1)

Cases cited: Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (2006) 226 CLR 256 Campomar Sociedad Limitada v Nike International Ltd (2000) 202 CLR 45 Do Carmo v Ford Excavation Proprietary Limited (1984) 154 CLR 234 Field v Perpetual Ltd [2010] FCA 1001 Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd [2006] NSWCA Karlsson v Griffith University (2020) 103 NSWLR 131 Karlsson v Griffith University [2019] NSWSC 1335 Karlsson v Griffith University [2020] NSWSC 365 Karlsson v Griffith University [2021] HCASL 12 Meckiff v Simpson [1968] VR 62 Parkdale Custom Built Furniture Pty Ltd v Puxu Pty Ltd (1982) 149 CLR 191 PNJ v The Queen [2009] HCA 6; 83 ALJR 384; 252 ALR 612; 193 A Crim R 54 Polar Aviation Pty Ltd v Civil Aviation Authority (2012) 203 FCR 325 Rogers v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 251 Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia (2010) 241 CLR 118 Stewart v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2010] FCA 402; 76 ATR 66 Taco Co of Australia Inc v Taco Bell Pty Ltd (1982) 42 ALR 177 Tang v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 1042 Tomlinson v Ramsey Food Processing Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 507 Trade Practices Commission v David Jones (Australia) Pty Ltd (1985) 7 FCR 109 Turner v Bulletin Newspaper Co Pty Ltd (1974) 131 CLR 69 UBS AG v Tyne as Trustee of the Argo Trust (2018) 265 CLR 77 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378 Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509