Keshi Pty Ltd v Firefly Press (Australia) Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 982

Keshi Pty Ltd v Firefly Press (Australia) Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 982

The applicant does not have 'sufficient information' within the meaning of O 15A r 6(b) to decide whether to commence proceedings, as uncertainties and omissions in the respondent's evidence about documents and electronic files mean that reasonable grounds exist for the applicant's lack of information. Therefore, the respondent should give discovery of the relevant documents.

Parties
Applicant: Keshi Pty Ltd; Respondent: Firefly Press (Australia) Pty Ltd
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
29 June 2007
Procedural Posture
Application for Pre Action Discovery / Interlocutory Application; Determination of Sufficiency of Information Under O 15 a R 6(b) Federal Court Rules
Outcome
Discovery ordered; application for further orders refused; matter adjourned.
Legal Topics
Pre Action Discovery, Copyright Infringement, Sufficiency of Information for Commencing Proceedings
Practice and Procedure Intellectual Property Pre Action Discovery Copyright Infringement Sufficiency of Information for Commencing Proceedings

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Parties

Keshi Pty Ltd

Applicant

Firefly Press (Australia) Pty Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application for Pre Action Discovery / Interlocutory Application; Determination of Sufficiency of Information Under O 15 a R 6(b) Federal Court Rules

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant had sufficient information under O 15A r 6(b) of the Federal Court Rules to make a decision to commence proceedings for alleged copyright infringement.

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant does not have 'sufficient information' within the meaning of O 15A r 6(b) to decide whether to commence proceedings, as uncertainties and omissions in the respondent's evidence about documents and electronic files mean that reasonable grounds exist for the applicant's lack of information. Therefore, the respondent should give discovery of the relevant documents.

Court Disposition

Discovery ordered; application for further orders refused; matter adjourned.

Orders

  • The matter be adjourned to a date to be fixed.