Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Credit Suisse AG v Gu (Strike Out and Amendment) [2023] FCA 407 File number: NSD 211 of 2022
Judgment of: CHEESEMAN J
Date of judgment: 5 May 2023
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – where cross-claimants seek to strike out certain paragraphs of the defence of a cross-respondent – where in response the cross-respondent seeks leave to amend its defence to the cross-claim – whether proposed amendments which raise defences of illegality under foreign law and priority of competing equitable interests are futile such that leave should be refused –– Held: leave to amend refused.
Legislation: Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 16.21(1)(e), 16.53
Cases cited: Allstate Life Insurance Co v Australia & NZ Banking Group Ltd [1994] FCA 636; 217 ALR 226 Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University [2009] HCA 27; 239 CLR 175 Australia Capital Financial Management Pty Ltd v Linfield Developments Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 99; 18 BPR 36,683 Black Uhlans Inc v New South Wales Crime Commission [2002] NSWSC 1060; 12 BPR 22421 Caason Investments Pty Ltd v Cao [2015] FCAFC 94; 236 FCR 322 Deutsch v Deutsch [2012] VSC 227; 6 ASTLR 386 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners [1949] HCA 1; 78 CLR 62 Dye v Commonwealth Securities Limited (No 2) [2010] FCAFC 118 FAI Insurances Ltd v Pioneer Concrete Services Ltd (1987) 15 NSWLR 552 Favell v Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd [2005] HCA 52; 221 ALR 186 Fullerton Nominees Pty Ltd v Darmago [2000] WASCA 4 Galafassi v Kelly [2014] NSWCA 190; 87 NSWLR 119 Matheson Engineers Pty Ltd v El Raghy [1992] FCA 619; 37 FCR 6 Moffet v Dillon [1999] 2 VR 480 Osborn v McDermott [1998] 3 VR 1 Polar Aviation Pty Ltd v Civil Aviation Safety Authority and Ors [2012] FCAFC 97; 203 FCR 325 Tamaya Resources Ltd (in liq) v Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu [2015] FCA 1098 Trade Practices Commission v Pioneer Concrete (Qld) Pty Limited [1994] FCA 628; 52 FCR 164 Xinfeng Australia Internal Investment Pty Ltd v GR Capital Group Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 614
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