International Management Group of America Pty Ltd v Media Niugini Ltd t/as EMTV [2020] NSWSC 559

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: International Management Group of America Pty Ltd v Media Niugini Ltd t/as EMTV [2020] NSWSC 559 Hearing dates: 29 April 2020 Date of orders: 13 May 2020 Decision date: 13 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Application to set aside service of originating process dismissed

Matter listed for further directions on 22 May 2020 Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – service outside Australia – served in Papua New Guinea on Papua New Guinea corporation - whether service authorised by the UCPR – whether relevant contract made or entered into in Australia – whether contract to be partly performed in Australia – whether contract to be governed by Australian law – whether claims have insufficient prospects of success to warrant putting PNG defendant to time expense and trouble of defending claim in New South Wales Legislation Cited: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Sch 2 ('Australian Consumer Law') Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: ACCC v Valve Corporation (No 3) (2016) 337 ALR 647; [2016] FCA 196 Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552; [2000] HCA 41 Akai Pty Ltd v The People's Insurance Co Limited (1996) 188 CLR 418; [1996] HCA 39 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v April International Marketing Services Australia Pty Ltd (No 6) (2010) 270 ALR 504; [2010] FCA 704 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Yellow Page Marketing BV [2010] FCA 1218 Azzi v Fox Fire Security System LLC [2020] NSWSC 331 Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty Ltd v GR Securities Pty Ltd (1986) 40 NSWLR 622 Bonython v The Commonwealth [1951] AC 201 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62; [1949] HCA 1 Distillers Co (Biochemicals) Ltd v Thompson [1971] AC 458 DJE Constructions Pty Ltd v Maddocks [1982] 1 NSWLR 5 Duncan v Big Country Developments Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 163 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Ho v Akai Pty Ltd (in Liq) (2006) 247 FCR 205; [2006] FCAFC 159 Howard v Pickford Tool Co [1951] 1 KB 417 In the matter of Mustang Marine Australia Services Pty Ltd (in Liq) [2013] NSWSC 360 Jackson v Spittall (1870) LR 5 CP 542 Madden International Limited v Lew Footwear Holdings Pty Ltd (2015) 50 VR 22; [2015] VSCA 90 Masters v Cameron 1954) 91 CLR 353; [1954] HCA 72 New Cap v Renaissance [2002] NSWSC 856 News Corporation Ltd v Lenfest Communications Inc (1996) 21 ACSR 553 Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387; [1988] HCA 7 Texts Cited: J D Heydon, Heydon on Contract (2019, Lawbook Co) Category: Principal judgment Parties: International Management Group of America Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Media Niugini Ltd trading as EMTV (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr T E O'Brien (Plaintiff) Mr R J Webb SC (Defendant)