Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Hillier v Martin (No 18) [2023] FCA 894 File number(s): SAD 113 of 2020
Judgment of: O'SULLIVAN J
Date of judgment: 2 August 2023
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – interlocutory application by fourth to sixth respondents seeking dismissal of proceedings, stay of proceedings, or strike out of fourth amended statement of claim and third amended originating application – application seeking dismissal refused – where the fourth to sixth respondents are former solicitors for the first respondent – whether a fair defence to proceedings is possible – whether there was a refusal to waive privilege – application for stay refused – where strike out sought pursuant to the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – where further particulars sought in the alternative – reasons to be read in conjunction with Hillier v Martin (No 14) [2022] FCA 984 – where pleadings clear and not vague, ambiguous or embarrassing – where leave granted to amend fourth amended statement of claim – where applicant required to provide some further particulars – application to strike-out refused
Legislation: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), ss 118, 119, 122, 122(1) & (5), 125 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), rr 16.21(b)-(f) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Limitations of Actions Act 1936 (SA), s 48(3)(b)(i)-(ii)
Cases cited: Allianz Australia Insurance Limited v Delor Vue Apartments CTS 39788 [2021] FCAFC 121; 396 ALR 27 Allstate Life Insurance Co v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (Unreported, FCA, Beaumont J, 13 September 1994) Attorney-General (NT) v Kearney [1985] HCA 60; (1985) 158 CLR 500 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Pauls Ltd [1999] FCA 1750 Baden v Societe General pour Favoriser le Development du Commerce et de L'industrie en France SA [1993] 1 WLR 509; [1992] 4 All ER 161 Barnes v Addy (1874) LR 9 Ch App 244 Break Fast Investments Pty Ltd v Rigby Cooke Lawyers [2022] VSCA 118 DSE (Holdings) Pty Ltd v Intertan Inc [2003] FCA 384; (2003) 127 FCR 499 Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1999] HCA 67, (1999) 201 CLR 49 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 22; (2007) 230 CLR 89 Forrest v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2012] HCA 39; (2012) 247 CLR 486 Gunns Ltd & Ors v Marr [2005] VSC 252 Hamilton v New South Wales [2016] NSWSC 1213 Hillier v Martin (No 14) [2022] FCA 984 Hillier v Martin (No 17) [2022] FCA 1156 Kang v Kwan [2001] NSWSC 698 KTC v David [2022] FCAFC 60 Muriniti v Lawcover Insurance Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 90 Oztech Pty Ltd v Public Trustee of Queensland [2019] FCAFC 102; (2019) 269 FCR 349 Polar Aviation Pty Ltd v Civil Aviation Safety Authority (2012) 203 FCR 325; [2012] FCAFC 97 Radisich v McDonald [2010] FCA 762 Weston v Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd [2011] NSWSC 433; (2011) 83 ACSR 206 Wheelahan & Anor v City of Casey & Ors (No 12) [2013] FSC 316
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