NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : McGregor v Potts & ors [2005] NSWSC 1098
HEARING DATE(S) : 21 September 2005
JUDGMENT DATE : 31 October 2005
JUDGMENT OF : Brereton J
CATCHWORDS : PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW - Stay of Proceedings - Forum non conveniens - appeal from Master - whether proof of actual vexation or oppression required - whether vexation or oppression presumed where connecting factors show forum to be "clearly inappropriate" - whether in stay application court should discount potential vexation and oppression as conjecture - relevance of expiry of foreign limitation period - relevance of foreign defendants being insured in natural forum but not in local forum - appeal allowed and stay granted on condition that extension of foreign limitation period not opposed.
Limitation Act 1980 (UK), ss 11, 33 Supreme Court Act 1970, s 75A LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules, Pt 10 rr 1A(1)(e), 2, 6A, Pt 11 r 8, Pt 33 r 8, Pt 60 r 15(3) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rr 11.4, 11.7, 12.11, Sch 6 par (e)
Abalos v Australian Postal Commission (1990) 171 CLR 167 Asian Investments Corporation Limited v Symons (NSWSC, Young J, 10 April 1996) BHP Billiton Limited v Schultz (2004) 211 ALR 523 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541 Cordoba Shipping Co Limited v National State Bank; "The Albaforth" [1984] 2 Lloyd's Rep 91 Do Carmo v Ford Excavations Pty Ltd [1981] 1 NSWLR 409 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118 Gronow v Gronow (1979) 144 CLR 513 Hartigan v International Krishna Consciousness [1999] NSWSC 139 (Bryson J) Henry v Henry (1996) 185 CLR 571 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 CASES CITED : Hyde v Agar (1998) 45 NSWLR 487 James Hardie Industries Limited v Grigor (1998) 45 NSWLR 20 Martin v Abbott Australasia Pty Ltd [1981] 2 NSWLR 430 McGregor v Three Counties Equine Hospital [2004] NSWSC 1203 Oceanic Sun Line Special Shipping Co Inc v Fay (1988) 165 CLR 197 Regie National des Usines Renault SA v Zhang (2002) 210 CLR 491 Rosenberg v Percival (2001) 205 CLR 434 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Earthline Constructions Pty Limited (in liq) (1999) 160 ALR 588 The Atlantic Star [1974] AC 436 Voth v Manildra Flour Mills Pty Ltd (1990) 171 CLR 538 Warren v Coombes (1979) 142 CLR 531 Wickstead v Browne (1992) 30 NSWLR 1
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