Mineralogy Pty Ltd v Sino Iron Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1326

Mineralogy Pty Ltd v Sino Iron Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1326

The March 2015 trial dates should be vacated only to the extent of a relatively short adjournment to a three week trial in June 2015 because Mineralogy's proposed amendments and the November 2014 termination notices had potential to add factual and legal issues, although the validity of the key instruments would be assumed and existing discovery and costs defaults were not sufficient reasons by themselves. The interlocutory injunctions should not be granted because Mineralogy's undertakings concerning the September, October and November 2014 notices were sufficient to make the earlier notices irrelevant and place the November termination questions in abeyance until determination of the...

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
05 December 2014
Procedural Posture
Practice and Procedure; Interlocutory Application Concerning Termination Notices, Trial Dates and Confidentiality Orders / Interlocutory Application
Outcome
Trial reprogramming orders and confidentiality orders made; interlocutory injunctions otherwise dismissed subject to Mineralogy filing undertakings; matter adjourned for directions, including costs.
Legal Topics
['interlocutory Injunctions' 'vacation of Trial Dates' 'termination Notices' 'facilities Deeds' 'confidentiality Orders' 'commercially Sensitive Information']
['practice and Procedure' 'contract Law' 'confidentiality'] ['interlocutory Injunctions' 'vacation of Trial Dates' 'termination Notices' 'facilities Deeds' 'confidentiality Orders' 'commercially Sensitive Information']

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Procedural Posture

Practice and Procedure; Interlocutory Application Concerning Termination Notices, Trial Dates and Confidentiality Orders / Interlocutory Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the March 2015 trial dates should be vacated in light of termination notices and proposed pleading amendments.' 'Whether interlocutory injunctions should restrain Mineralogy from relying on or issuing termination notices under the Facilities Deeds.' 'Whether confidentiality orders should be made in respect of identified parts of the Mason Affidavit and Confidential Annexure DJM-3.']

Ratio Decidendi

The March 2015 trial dates should be vacated only to the extent of a relatively short adjournment to a three week trial in June 2015 because Mineralogy's proposed amendments and the November 2014 termination notices had potential to add factual and legal issues, although the validity of the key instruments would be assumed and existing discovery and costs defaults were not sufficient reasons by themselves. The interlocutory injunctions should not be granted because Mineralogy's undertakings concerning the September, October and November 2014 notices were sufficient to make the earlier notices irrelevant and place the November termination questions in abeyance until determination of the...

Court Disposition

Trial reprogramming orders and confidentiality orders made; interlocutory injunctions otherwise dismissed subject to Mineralogy filing undertakings; matter adjourned for directions, including costs.

Orders

  • ['The parties bring forward a minute of orders by 10 December 2014 designed to have the proceeding ready for a three week trial in June 2015.' "All of the text between the words '[begin confidential]' and '[end confidential]' in paragraphs 41 to 44, 62 and 72 to 84 of the affidavit of David John Mason affirmed 6...