Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Owen v KMPG Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 1508 Appeal from: KMPG Pty Ltd v Owen [2023] FCA 987
File number: WAD 219 of 2023
Judgment of: SNADEN J
Date of judgment: 4 December 2023
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for leave to appeal from interlocutory orders – where orders made extending limitation period applicable to commencement of defamation proceedings – whether substantial injustice might result – whether primary decision attended by doubt sufficient to warrant review by a full court – whether s 40(2) of the Limitation Act 2005 (WA) contemplates the exercise of judicial discretion – leave to appeal granted
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 24 Limitation Act 2005 (WA), ss 15 and 40
Cases cited: Au v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (2022) 295 FCR 315 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Schlaepfer [2017] NSWCA 247 Avon Downs Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) (1949) 78 CLR 353 Coal and Allied Operations Pty Ltd v Australian Industrial Relations Commission (2000) 203 CLR 194 Dimitrovski v Boland [2023] FCAFC 86 Food Channel Network Pty Ltd v Television Food Network, G.P. [2009] FCA 1446 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Jackamarra v Karkouer (1998) 195 CLR 516 Jago v District Court (NSW) (1989) 168 CLR 23 Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Ltd (2000) 104 FCR 564 Johnston v Holland (No 2) [2017] VSC 597 Joukhador v Network Ten Pty Ltd (2021) 283 FCR 1 KMPG Pty Ltd v Owen [2023] FCA 987 Rayney v State of Western Australia (No 3) [2010] WASC 83 KMPG Pty Ltd v Owen [2023] FCA 987 KTC v David [2022] FCAFC 60 Landrey v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 27 Meyer v Solomon [2021] WASCA 168 Norbis v Norbis (1986) 161 CLR 513 Paule v McKay (No 2) [2022] ACTSC 190 Pingel v Toowoomba Newspapers Pty Ltd [2010] QCA 175 Re Bucknell (1936) 56 CLR 221 Ritson v Gay & Lesbian Community Publishing Ltd & Ors [2012] NSWSC 483 Shockthorap v Electricity Network Corporation [2019] FCA 619 Singer v Berghouse (1994) 181 CLR 201
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