Mobis Parts Australia Pty Ltd v XL Insurance Company SE [2016] NSWSC 1170

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mobis Parts Australia Pty Ltd v XL Insurance Company SE [2016] NSWSC 1170 Hearing dates: 19 August 2016 Decision date: 25 August 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Ball J Decision: The court declares that the Amended Summons and Amended Commercial List Statement have not been duly served on the third defendant. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – service – whether originating process duly served – whether one party agreed to accept service on behalf of another party under UCPR r10.6 – whether to stay proceedings on the grounds of a submission to jurisdiction clause Legislation Cited: Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Castagna v Conceria Pell MEC SPA, (Court of Appeal (NSW), 15 March 1996, unreported) Incitec Ltd v Alkimos Shipping Corporation and Another [2004] FCA 698; (2004) 138 FCR 496 Laurie v Carroll [1958] HCA 4; (1958) 98 CLR 310 Mobis Parts Australia Pty Ltd v XL Insurance Company SE [2016] NSWSC 912 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Mobis Parts Australia Pty Ltd ABN 34 107 778 156 (Plaintiff) XL Insurance Company SE ABN 36 083 574 441 (First Defendant) AIG Europe Limited (Second Defendant) UNIQA Versicherungs AG (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: TM Mehigan (Plaintiff) JE Marshall SC | DS Weinberger (First Defendant) SE Gray (Second Defendant) PS Braham SC (Third Defendant)