TCL Air Conditioner (Zhongshan) Co Ltd v The Judges of the Federal Court of Australia [2013] HCA 5

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

FRENCH CJ, HAYNE, CRENNAN, KIEFEL, BELL AND GAGELER JJ

TCL AIR CONDITIONER (ZHONGSHAN) CO LTD PLAINTIFF

AND

THE JUDGES OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA & ANOR DEFENDANTS

TCL Air Conditioner (Zhongshan) Co Ltd v The Judges of the Federal Court of Australia [2013] HCA 5 13 March 2013 S178/2012

ORDER

Application dismissed with costs.

Representation

B W Walker SC with N L Sharp for the plaintiff (instructed by Norton Rose Australia)

Submitting appearance for the first defendant

A J Myers QC with D L Bailey for the second defendant (instructed by Browne & Co Solicitors and Consultants)

Interveners

J T Gleeson SC, Acting Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth with M J O'Meara and D M Forrester for the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth, intervening (instructed by Australian Government Solicitor)

W Sofronoff QC, Solicitor-General of the State of Queensland with G J D del Villar for the Attorney-General of the State of Queensland, intervening (instructed by Crown Law (Qld))

M G Hinton QC, Solicitor-General for the State of South Australia with D F O'Leary for the Attorney-General for the State of South Australia, intervening (instructed by Crown Solicitor (SA))

S G E McLeish SC, Solicitor-General for the State of Victoria with G A Hill for the Attorney-General for the State of Victoria, intervening (instructed by Victorian Government Solicitor)

G R Donaldson SC, Solicitor-General for the State of Western Australia with M J Paterson for the Attorney-General for the State of Western Australia, intervening (instructed by State Solicitor (WA))

J G Renwick SC with S Robertson for the Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales, intervening (instructed by Crown Solicitor (NSW))

A S Bell SC with J A Redwood for the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration Limited, the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia Limited and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Australia) Limited, as amici curiae (instructed by King & Wood Mallesons)