Stolair Pty Ltd & Anor v Friends United International Pty Ltd & Ors [1998] FCA 29

Stolair Pty Ltd & Anor v Friends United International Pty Ltd & Ors [1998] FCA 29

Because the amended defence and cross claim raised new issues and several allegations were insufficiently particularised, the respondents were required to provide further particulars of specified paragraphs, and the trial date was vacated in fairness to all parties.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
28 January 1998
Procedural Posture
Federal Court Civil Proceeding Involving an Amended Defence and Proposed Cross Claim / Reasons for Decision on Applicants' Application to Disallow Parts of the Amended Defence and Cross Claim and for Further and Better Particulars
Outcome
Respondents directed to provide further particulars; trial date vacated.
Legal Topics
['amended Defence' 'cross Claim' 'further and Better Particulars' 'misrepresentation Allegations' 'trial Vacation']
['civil Procedure' 'pleadings'] ['amended Defence' 'cross Claim' 'further and Better Particulars' 'misrepresentation Allegations' 'trial Vacation']

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Procedural Posture

Federal Court Civil Proceeding Involving an Amended Defence and Proposed Cross Claim / Reasons for Decision on Applicants' Application to Disallow Parts of the Amended Defence and Cross Claim and for Further and Better Particulars

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether parts of the amended defence and cross claim should be disallowed or further particularised.' 'Whether the respondents should provide further particulars of alleged misrepresentations, payments, losses, agreement terms, administration arrangements, and product formulation differences.' 'Whether the proposed amended defence and cross claim raised new issues that meant the applicants could not fairly be ready for the fixed trial date.']

Ratio Decidendi

Because the amended defence and cross claim raised new issues and several allegations were insufficiently particularised, the respondents were required to provide further particulars of specified paragraphs, and the trial date was vacated in fairness to all parties.

Court Disposition

Respondents directed to provide further particulars; trial date vacated.

Orders

  • ['The trial date was vacated.' 'Particulars of the amended defence and cross claim of the second and third defendants filed on 21 January 1998, in respect of which leave was given to file that document in those terms on 23 January 1998, are to be given by the respondents to the applicants in accordance with the...