ThoughtWeb Systems Pty Limited v Loughnan (No. 1) [2006] FCA 218

ThoughtWeb Systems Pty Limited v Loughnan (No. 1) [2006] FCA 218

It is appropriate to order that applicants provide $180,000 as security for costs to first to fourth respondents, in tranches as agreed or ordered. It is premature to make an order for security for costs in favour of fifth to seventh respondents pending resolution of disputes regarding compliance with undertakings.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
15 March 2006
Procedural Posture
Notice of Motion for Security for Costs / Interlocutory Application, Orders Made on Security for Costs
Outcome
Applicants ordered to provide security for costs to first to fourth respondents; motion by fifth to seventh respondents stood over generally; costs of first to fourth respondents' motion to be paid by applicants; costs of motion by fifth to seventh respondents reserved; liberty to restore on three days' notice.
Legal Topics
['security for Costs' 'intellectual Property' 'licensing Agreements' 'employment' 'breach of Confidence' 'misleading and Deceptive Conduct']
['practice and Procedure' 'corporations Law'] ['security for Costs' 'intellectual Property' 'licensing Agreements' 'employment' 'breach of Confidence' 'misleading and Deceptive Conduct']

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Procedural Posture

Notice of Motion for Security for Costs / Interlocutory Application, Orders Made on Security for Costs

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether an order for security for costs should be made against applicants in favour of first to fourth respondents' 'Whether an order for security for costs should be made against applicants in favour of fifth to seventh respondents' 'Whether the interests of respondents require separate representation' 'Interaction of undertakings and consent orders with security for costs']

Ratio Decidendi

It is appropriate to order that applicants provide $180,000 as security for costs to first to fourth respondents, in tranches as agreed or ordered. It is premature to make an order for security for costs in favour of fifth to seventh respondents pending resolution of disputes regarding compliance with undertakings.

Court Disposition

Applicants ordered to provide security for costs to first to fourth respondents; motion by fifth to seventh respondents stood over generally; costs of first to fourth respondents' motion to be paid by applicants; costs of motion by fifth to seventh respondents reserved; liberty to restore on three days' notice.

Orders

  • ['Applicants provide security for costs to first, second, third and fourth respondents in the amount of $180,000.00 in tranches as agreed or, in default of agreement, as ordered by the Court.' 'Applicants pay the costs of the motion of the first, second, third and fourth respondents.' 'Motion of the fifth, sixth and...