Australian Olympic Committee Inc v The Big Fights Inc & Ors [1997] FCA 1205

Australian Olympic Committee Inc v The Big Fights Inc & Ors [1997] FCA 1205

Despite the force of the respondents' objections based on lateness and the need to vacate the hearing dates, leave to amend was granted because the amendments would allow all matters in issue to be determined in this proceeding and would avoid wasteful duplicate hearings concerning substantially the same complex factual history.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
20 October 1997
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Amend in a Copyright Ownership Proceeding / Interlocutory Application for Leave to Amend, Join Parties and Vacate Final Hearing Dates
Outcome
Leave to amend and join parties granted; final hearing dates vacated; first applicant ordered to pay respondents' costs of and arising from the amendment motion as specified.
Legal Topics
['leave to Amend' 'joinder of Parties' 'copyright Ownership in Cinematograph Films' 'vacation of Hearing Dates' 'costs Thrown Away by Amendments']
['intellectual Property' 'copyright' 'civil Procedure'] ['leave to Amend' 'joinder of Parties' 'copyright Ownership in Cinematograph Films' 'vacation of Hearing Dates' 'costs Thrown Away by Amendments']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Amend in a Copyright Ownership Proceeding / Interlocutory Application for Leave to Amend, Join Parties and Vacate Final Hearing Dates

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the applicant should be granted leave to amend its application and statement of claim to add alternative claims concerning title to copyright in the Films.' 'Whether John Peter Elliott Whitchurch should be joined as second applicant and the Australian Securities Commission as seventh respondent.' 'Whether leave to amend should be refused or the proceeding dismissed because the proposed amendments were sought late and would require vacation of the hearing dates.']

Ratio Decidendi

Despite the force of the respondents' objections based on lateness and the need to vacate the hearing dates, leave to amend was granted because the amendments would allow all matters in issue to be determined in this proceeding and would avoid wasteful duplicate hearings concerning substantially the same complex factual history.

Court Disposition

Leave to amend and join parties granted; final hearing dates vacated; first applicant ordered to pay respondents' costs of and arising from the amendment motion as specified.

Orders

  • ['Grant leave to the applicant to file in Court a notice of motion and supporting affidavit of John Peter Elliott Whitchurch sworn 20 October 1997, without prejudice to the position of any other party.' 'Direct that the notice of motion be returnable instanter.' 'Grant leave to the applicant to file in Court...