nearmap Ltd v Spookfish Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1790

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: nearmap Ltd v Spookfish Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1790 Hearing dates: 28 October 2014 Decision date: 15 December 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Commercial List Before: Bergin CJ in Eq Decision: Application for stay/referral to arbitration dismissed Catchwords: [COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION] - where commercial arbitration agreement to refer certain disputes to arbitration - whether arbitral tribunal has power under s 17 of the Commercial Arbitration Act 2012 (WA) or s 17 of the Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 (NSW) to make an order for preliminary discovery of the kind in Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

[PRELIMINARY DISCOVERY] - whether an application for preliminary discovery is a "dispute" within the meaning of the commercial arbitration agreement - whether parties should be referred to arbitration under s 8 of the Commercial Arbitration Act 2012 (WA) or s 8 of the Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 (NSW)

[PRACTICE & PROCEDURE] - application for a stay of application for preliminary discovery Legislation Cited: Arbitration (Foreign Awards and Agreements) Act 1974 (Cth) Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 (NSW) Commercial Arbitration Act 2012 (WA) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Airservices Australia v Transfield Pty Ltd (1999) 164 ALR 330 Amcor Packaging (Australia) Pty Ltd v Baulderstone Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 253 Ausgrid v Redbank Project Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1596 Australian Broadcasting Commission v Australasian Performing Right Association Limited (1973) 129 CLR 99 Brazis v Rosati [2014] VSC 385 Erutuf Pty Limited v Westpac Banking Corporation Limited [2014] NSWSC 1679 Ferris v Plaister (1994) 34 NSWLR 474 Flakt Australia Ltd v Wilkens & Davies Construction Co Ltd [1979] 2 NSWLR 243 Flint Ink NZ Ltd v Huhtamaki Australia Pty Ltd [2014] VSCA 166 Gilgandra Marketing Co-Operative Ltd v Australian Commodities & Marketing Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1209 Laing O'Rourke (BMC) Pty Ltd v Transport Infrastructure Development Corp [2007] NSWSC 723 Newport Quays Pty Ltd v Urban Renewal Authority [2012] SASC 84 Pipeline Services WA Pty Ltd v ATCO Gas Australia Pty Ltd [2014] WASC 10 Rinehart v Welker [2012] NSWCA 95 Rizhao Steel Holding Group Co Ltd v Koolan Iron Ore Pty Ltd (2012) 287 ALR 315 Santos Ltd v Pipelines Authority of South Australia (1996) 66 SASR 38 Tanning Research Laboratories Inc v O'Brien (1990) 169 CLR 332 Timoney Technology Ltd v ADI Ltd [2007] VSC 402 United Group Rail Services Ltd v Rail Corp (NSW) (2009) 74 NSWLR 618 Texts Cited: Doug Jones Commercial Arbitration in Australia (2nd ed 2013, Thomson Reuters) Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: nearmap Ltd (1st Plaintiff) Ipernica Holdings Pty Ltd (2nd Plaintiff) nearmap Australia Pty Ltd (3rd Plaintiff) Spookfish Pty Ltd (1st Defendant) Simon John Cope (2nd Defendant) Michael John von Bertouch (3rd Defendant) Guy Perkins (4th Defendant) Representation: Counsel: AP Coleman SC/NE Furlan (Plaintiffs) JC Giles/H Mann (Defendants) Solicitors: Kemp Strang (Plaintiffs) Fletcher Law (Defendants) File Number(s): 2014/264962 Publication restriction: Nil