NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 213 FLR 331
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Garsec v His Majesty The Sultan of Brunei [2007] NSWSC 882 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S) : 18, 19 and 20 June 2007
JUDGMENT DATE : 15 August 2007
JURISDICTION : Equity Division Commercial List
JUDGMENT OF : McDougall J at 1
DECISION : See paras [134] to [136] of judgment
CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Jurisdiction - Whether proceedings should be allowed to go forward in New South Wales - Whether defendants should have leave to withdraw their Notice of Appearance - Forum non conveniens - "Clearly inappropriate forum" test - Whether continuation of proceedings would be vexatious or oppressive - Whether proceedings have a closer connection to Brunei than to NSW - Whether sovereign immunity available to defendants under law of Brunei -Whether alleged contract illegal under Bruneian law - Whether "legitimate personal or juridical advantage" accrued by choice of forum.
Application of Laws Act (Brunei) Civil Procedure Act 2005 Constitution of Brunei Crimes Act 1900 (NSW LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 Fair Trading Act 1987 Foreign States Immunities Act 1985 (Cth) Prevention of Corruption Act 1984 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Supreme Court Rules
Amwano v Parbery and Robinson (2005) 226 ALR 767 CSR Limited v Cigna Insurance Australia Limited (1997) 189 CLR 345 Firth v John Mowlem & Co Ltd (1978) 3 All ER 331 James Hardie & Co Pty Ltd v Hall (1998) 43 NSWLR 554 John Pfeiffer Pty Limited v Rogerson (2000) 203 CLR 503 McKain v R. W. Miller & Company (South Australia) Pty Limited (1991) 174 CLR 1 CASES CITED : Neilson v Overseas Projects Corporation of Victoria Ltd (2005) 223 CLR 331 Regie Nationale Des Usines Renault SA v Zhang (2002) 210 CLR 491 Rothmans of Pall Mall (Overseas) Ltd. v Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation [1981] 1 QB 368 Somportex Limited v Philadelphia Chewing Gum Corporation [1968] 3 All ER 26 The Commonwealth of Australia v Mewett (1997) 191 CLR 471 Voth v Manildra Flour Mills Pty Ltd (1989) 15 NSWLR 513 Voth v Manildra Flour Mills Proprietary Limited (1990) 171 CLR 538
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