Saffari v Amazon Commercial Services Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 436

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Saffari v Amazon Commercial Services Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 436 File number(s): NSD 129 of 2023

Judgment of: GOODMAN J

Date of judgment: 1 May 2024

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for disqualification on the basis of actual and apprehended bias – no evidence adduced capable of establishing actual bias – no matters raised capable of providing a logical connection to an apprehension that the proceeding will be determined otherwise than on its merits – application dismissed PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for orders recognising service – service under s 601CX of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) upon a registered body – absence of proof as to registered office and as to appointment of local agent – service on foreign corporations – proof of service not established – application dismissed PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for order under r 20.31 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – no identification of a document mentioned in a pleading or affidavit – a document mentioned in an exhibit is not a document mentioned in an affidavit – procedural fairness rationale of r 20.31 – application dismissed PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application to stay the proceeding until costs of an earlier proceeding have been paid – no final determination of the merits – no vexation or abuse of process – application dismissed PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – security for costs – natural person – impecuniosity not established – application dismissed PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application to strike out statement of claim – self-represented litigant – case propounded in statement of claim sufficiently clear – further clarification to be provided by way of particulars – application dismissed