Hurley v McDonalds Australia Ltd [1999] FCA 466

Hurley v McDonalds Australia Ltd [1999] FCA 466

The ACCC's application to join the proceedings was unsuccessful, consumed the court's time, and accordingly the ACCC should pay the respondent's costs of and incidental to the proceedings that morning.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
14 October 1999
Procedural Posture
Application / Part Heard, Costs Order Following Unsuccessful Joinder Application
Outcome
Application by ACCC unsuccessful; costs order against ACCC
Legal Topics
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Procedural Posture

Application / Part Heard, Costs Order Following Unsuccessful Joinder Application

  1. 1 ['Whether the ACCC should be permitted to join the current proceedings']

Ratio Decidendi

The ACCC's application to join the proceedings was unsuccessful, consumed the court's time, and accordingly the ACCC should pay the respondent's costs of and incidental to the proceedings that morning.

Court Disposition

Application by ACCC unsuccessful; costs order against ACCC

Orders

  • ["The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission pay the respondent's costs of and incidental to the proceedings this morning."]