Latest Judgments
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Today's published judgments
Practice and Procedure
The Advanced Technology Group Pty Ltd v Foxtel Cable Television Pty Ltd [2025] FCA 408
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for security for costs – principles applicable where risk of stultification alleged – nature of evidence required – where insufficient evidence of stultification
29 Apr 2025
| MOORE J
Admiralty
Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Ltd v CSL Australia Pty Ltd (The Goliath) [2025] FCAFC 53
ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME LAW – Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976 – limitation of liability for wreck – meaning and scope of Arts 2(1)(a) and (d) of the Convention – where vessel MV Goliath owned and operated by the first respondent allided with two berthed tugs owned by the appellant – where tugs sank and became wrecks – where appellant claims against the vessel owners for the costs of the recovery, removal and disposal of the tugs and bunker fuel onboard – whether such claims are excluded from limitation under Art 2(1)(d) of the Convention because Australia has exercised a reservation under Art 18(1) by which Art 2(1)(d) is not given the force of law in Australia
29 Apr 2025
| BURLEY, SARAH C DERRINGTON AND
Practice and Procedure
UIL (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Wollongong Coal Limited (No 2) [2025] FCA 417
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – where Applicant seeks leave to file and serve proposed further amended statement of claim – where new claims present triable issues – explanation for delay – prejudice – impact on trial date and other matters – whether amendments should be allowed
11 Apr 2025
| BENNETT J
Costs
Ezy-Fit Engineering Group Pty Limited v Microm Nominees Pty Limited (No 4) [2025] FCA 411
COSTS – first applicant had mixed success at trial – second applicant unsuccessful – factors relevant to discount to be applied to costs otherwise payable – disproportion between time and costs of trial and outcome – respondents claim indemnity costs from date of offers – whether judgment less favourable than offers under r 25.14(1) of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – whether regardless r 25.14(1) should not apply – whether Calderbank principles apply – respondents to pay applicants' costs on standard basis but with significant discount – apportionment of costs between respondents
29 Apr 2025
| BANKS-SMITH J
Corporations Law
Bredenkamp (Liquidator), in the matter of Coolgardie Minerals Limited (in liq) [2025] FCA 404
CORPORATIONS - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 477(2B) - application for retrospective approval for entry into funding agreement lasting more than three months - application for approval for entry into proposed legal costs agreement lasting more than three months - application for suppression orders to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice - approvals granted - orders made
17 Apr 2025
| JACKSON J
Corporations Law
Selfwealth Ltd, in the matter of Selfwealth Ltd (No 2) [2025] FCA 416
CORPORATIONS – scheme of arrangement – second court hearing – order sought under s 411(4)(b) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) approving scheme
28 Apr 2025
| O'BRYAN J
Industrial Law
Central Goldfields Shire Council v Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union [2025] FCAFC 59
INDUSTRIAL LAW – application for judicial review of a decision of a Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (“Commission”) – where Commission made a single interest employer authorisation (“SIEA”) – whether Commission misunderstood how properly to assess whether or not the making of an SIEA would be contrary to the public interest – whether Commission misunderstood significance to public interest of “fundamental workplace relations principles” established by s 3A of the Fair Work (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2009 (Vic) – application dismissed.
29 Apr 2025
| COLLIER, SNADEN AND RAPER JJ
Migration
GRCF v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2025] FCA 415
MIGRATION – application for judicial review of a Minister’s decision made personally under s 501BA of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – where part of the Minister’s reasoning illogical – whether illogicality was material – where the Minister did not obtain updated information about the Applicant – whether unreasonable to treat dated material as if it were up to date – whether sufficient consideration of legal consequences of decision –
29 Apr 2025
| BENNETT J
Corporations Law
Australian Steel Manufacturing Pty Ltd v Selection Steel Trading Pty Ltd [2025] FCA 407
CORPORATIONS – application for review of Registrar’s decision dismissing application to set aside a statutory demand – review by way of hearing de novo - whether genuine dispute about the existence or amount of the debt and whether there is an offsetting claim within meaning of s 459H of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – relevant principles –
29 Apr 2025
| O'BRYAN J
Costs
Mount v Dover Castle Metals Pty Ltd (Costs) [2025] FCA 402
COSTS – where applicant sued respondents for damages/compensation, exemplary damages and pecuniary penalties alleging contraventions of whistleblower provisions of Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and of general protections provisions of Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and also claimed to have been wrongfully dismissed – where Fair Work Act claims abandoned shortly before trial and other claims dismissed – where applicant refused to accept numerous offers to settle proceedings – where respondents applied for costs and both Acts limit power of Court to make costs orders against an applicant in applicant’s position, which Act applies – where respondents claim applicant’s failure to accept any one of three particular offers of settlement was unreasonable, whether applicant should be ordered to pay costs – whether costs should be awarded on an indemnity basis
29 Apr 2025
| KATZMANN J
