Mobis Parts Australia Pty Ltd v XL Insurance Company SE [2016] NSWSC 1357

Mobis Parts Australia Pty Ltd v XL Insurance Company SE [2016] NSWSC 1357

An order under UCPR r 10.14(3) confirming informal service on UNIQA Versicherungs AG is appropriate because service on the foreign defendant is permitted under UCPR Sch 6, UNIQA is on notice of the proceedings, and there is no policy reason to require formal service where jurisdiction already exists.

Parties
Plaintiff/applicant: Mobis Parts Australia Pty Ltd; First Defendant/respondent: XL Insurance Company SE; Second Defendant: AIG Europe Limited; Third Defendant/respondent: UNIQA Versicherungs AG
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
23 September 2016
Procedural Posture
Equity Commercial List / Application for Confirmation of Informal Service Under UCPR R 10.14(3)
Outcome
Order granting confirmation of informal service on UNIQA Versicherungs AG under UCPR r 10.14(3)
Legal Topics
Informal Service, Jurisdiction Over Foreign Defendants, Substituted Service, Insurance Dispute
Civil Procedure Informal Service Jurisdiction Over Foreign Defendants Substituted Service Insurance Dispute

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Parties

Mobis Parts Australia Pty Ltd

Plaintiff/applicant

XL Insurance Company SE

First Defendant/respondent

AIG Europe Limited

Second Defendant

UNIQA Versicherungs AG

Third Defendant/respondent

Procedural Posture

Equity Commercial List / Application for Confirmation of Informal Service Under UCPR R 10.14(3)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether order can be made under UCPR r 10.14(3) confirming informal service on a foreign defendant not present in the jurisdiction but on notice of proceedings.
  2. 2 Whether the court has jurisdiction over UNIQA Versicherungs AG upon informal service given the provisions of UCPR Sch 6.

Ratio Decidendi

An order under UCPR r 10.14(3) confirming informal service on UNIQA Versicherungs AG is appropriate because service on the foreign defendant is permitted under UCPR Sch 6, UNIQA is on notice of the proceedings, and there is no policy reason to require formal service where jurisdiction already exists.

Court Disposition

Order granting confirmation of informal service on UNIQA Versicherungs AG under UCPR r 10.14(3)

Orders

  • Service of the amended summons and amended commercial list statement be taken to have been effected on the third defendant (UNIQA Versicherungs AG) on 25 July 2016.