Saffari v Latitude Financial Services Australia Holdings Pty Ltd [2025] FCA 6

Federal Court of Australia Saffari v Latitude Financial Services Australia Holdings Pty Ltd [2025] FCA 6 Appeal from:

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Judgment of: KATZMANN J

Date of judgment: 17 January 2025

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for extension of time and leave to appeal – where primary judge dismissed proceeding under r 5.23(1)(b) of Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), whether leave to appeal required – where applicant applied for leave to add three respondents and leave refused, whether open to applicant to apply for leave to appeal from that decision – whether merit in any of proposed grounds of appeal

Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s 13 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 191(2) Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 24(1)(a), 24(1A), 24(1AA), 24(1E), 31A, 37M, 59(4) Legislation Act 2003 (Cth) s 13(1) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 1.40, 2.21, 2.25, 2.27, 5.22, 5.23(1)(b), 8.05, 35.11, 35.13

Adam P Brown Male Fashions Pty Ltd v Phillip Morris Inc (1981) 148 CLR 170 Anying Group Pty Ltd v Wang [2012] FCA 702 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v RI Advice Group Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 496; 160 ASCR 204 Avetmiss Easy Pty Ltd v Australian Skills Qualifications Authority [2014] FCA 507 Bienstein v Bienstein (2003) 195 ALR 225 Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 (2014) 254 CLR 185 Carr v Finance Corporation of Australia Ltd (No 1) (1981) 147 CLR 246 Dauget v Centrelink [2015] FCA 1212 Decor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart industries Inc (1991) 33 FCR 397 Dye v Commonwealth Securities Limited (No 2) [2010] FCA 817 E Pty Ltd & Anor v Zunino [2020] FamCAFC 216 Gill v iiNet Limited [2016] FCA 1273 Cases cited: In re the Will of FB Gilbert (dec.) (1946) 46 SR(NSW) 318 Jefferson Ford Pty Ltd v Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited (2008) 167 FCR 372 Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (2000) 104 FCR 564 Melbourne City Investments Pty Ltd v Treasury Wine Estates Ltd [2019] FCA 1458 Micallef v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 274 Nasir v Reynolds (Application for leave to appeal) [2024] FCA 865 O'Keefe v Hayes Knight GTO Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 1559 Plaintiff S164/2018 v Minister for Home Affairs [2018] HCA 51; 361 ALR 8; 92 ALJR 1039 Rawson Finances Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2010] FCAFC 139; 81 ATR 36 Re Luck [2003] HCA 70; 203 ALR 1; 78 ALJR 177 Revill v John Holland Group Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1633 Revill v John Holland Group Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 558 Smith, in the matter of Peko Rehabilitation Project Pty Ltd (Receiver and Manager Appointed) (in liq) [2011] FCA 1448 Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia (2010) 241 CLR 118