| Dallas Buyers Club LLC v iiNet Ltd (No 4) (FCA) - discovery - copyright - stay of preliminary discovery order not lifted |
| Smith v Jones (VSC) - testator’s family maintenance - family provision orders in favour of daughter and grandson of deceased |
| Intralot Australia Pty Ltd v State of Victoria (VSC) - discovery - inspection - State’s objection to production of documents not upheld |
| Steelfab Engineering Pty Ltd v BMS Group Australia Pty Ltd (WASC) - corporations - statutory demand - plaintiff established off-setting claim greater than that of demand - demand set aside |
| R v Pettersson; ex parte Fenshaw Pty Ltd (TASSC) - security of payments - stay of hearing and determination of general order to show cause until prosecutor paid amount into Court |
| Summaries With Link (Five Minute Read) |
Dallas Buyers Club LLC v iiNet Ltd (No 4) [2015] FCA 838
Federal Court of Australia
Perram J
Discovery - copyright - owner of copyright in film sought preliminary discovery of documents - internet service providers were respondents to application - applicant sought to lift stay of preliminary discovery order - applicant had proffered to Court versions of what it would say to account holders with undertaking only to communicate in those terms - s115 Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) - s31A(2) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) - r7.22 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) - held: certain claims made by applicant untenable - Court declined to lift stay at this stage - Court would lift stay if Court received written undertaking only to use information obtained under preliminary discovery orders for purposes in relation to permissible claims - application dismissed.
Dallas
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Smith v Jones [2015] VSC 398
Supreme Court of Victoria
McMillan J
Testator’s family maintenance - first plaintiff sought further provision from deceased mother’s estate pursuant to s91 Administration and Probate Act 1958 (Vic) - second plaintiff was first plaintiff’s adult son and deceased’s grandson - second plaintiff also sought provision from deceased’s estate - claims by adult children and grandchildren - deceased’s knowledge of sexual abuse of plaintiffs by her husband - wise and just testator - held: in all circumstances, Court satisfied deceased had responsibility to make further provision for proper maintenance and support of plaintiffs, and had failed to make adequate provision for their proper maintenance and support- provision orders made.
Smith
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Intralot Australia Pty Ltd v State of Victoria [2015] VSC 407
Supreme Court of Victoria
Hargrave J
Discovery - plaintiff claimed damages against State arising from tendering process State conducted for licences to conduct public lotteries in Victoria - plaintiff sought discovery of documents - State objected to production of certain documents (Tatts documents) - whether objection to production of Tatts documents made under Div 6 Pt 1 Ch 10 Gambling Regulation Act 2003 (Vic) could be maintained - held: on proper construction s10.1.30(1) prohibited State from providing inspection of Tatts documents to plaintiff and s10.1.31 prohibited Court from requiring State to produce Tatts documents in Court or disclose protected information in documents to Court - however these prohibitions were ineffective by due to s85(5) Constitution Act 1975 - Court to make orders made requiring State to provide inspection of Tatts documents - Tatts to be given opportunity to make submissions why inspection by plaintiff should not be allowed or subject to limitation - parties to be heard on form of orders.
Intralot
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Steelfab Engineering Pty Ltd v BMS Group Australia Pty Ltd [2015] WASC 299
Supreme Court of Western Australia
Master Sanderson
Corporations - statutory demand - plaintiff sought to set aside statutory demand for money owing for goods and services provided by defendant - whether plaintiff had quantified its off-setting claim as required by s459H(2) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) - whether plaintiff established 'the amount of that claim' under definition of 'offsetting total' - held: plaintiff established it had offsetting claim greater than amount of demand - demand set aside.
Steelfab
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R v Pettersson; ex parte Fenshaw Pty Ltd [2015] TASSC 33
Supreme Court of Tasmania
Porter J
Security of payments - prosecutor sought to quash adjudicator’s determination under Pt 5 Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009 (Tas) - adjudicator had determined prosecutor obliged to pay amount to respondent - respondent sought stay of hearing and determination of order to show cause until amount due under judgment was paid into Court or to it - held: order made that hearing and determination of general order to show cause be stayed until prosecutor paid unpaid amount of adjudicated judgment into Court.
Pettersson
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