Saffari v Amazon.com Inc [2022] FCA 535

Saffari v Amazon.com Inc [2022] FCA 535

The applicant has not effected nor established a basis for deemed service on Amazon.com Inc or Jeffrey Bezos, has not sought leave to serve out of Australia as required by the Rules, and the fact that the foreign respondents may be aware of the proceedings is, absent fulfilment of the Rules' requirements, insufficient to bring them within the jurisdiction or warrant default judgment or substituted service orders.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
12 May 2022
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Appeal (appellate Jurisdiction/interlocutory) / Interlocutory Application (for Orders Regarding Service and Default Judgment Prior to Substantive Hearing)
Outcome
interlocutory application dismissed with costs
Legal Topics
['service of Process' 'deemed Service' 'default Judgment' 'substituted Service' 'foreign Respondents' 'federal Court Rules' 'appellate Procedure']
['practice and Procedure'] ['service of Process' 'deemed Service' 'default Judgment' 'substituted Service' 'foreign Respondents' 'federal Court Rules' 'appellate Procedure']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Appeal (appellate Jurisdiction/interlocutory) / Interlocutory Application (for Orders Regarding Service and Default Judgment Prior to Substantive Hearing)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether service has been effected or should be deemed on foreign respondents (Amazon, Mr Bezos) under the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)' 'Whether default judgment should be entered against Amazon and Mr Bezos' 'Whether the Court should make orders for substituted service or service under the Hague Convention in the absence of an application for leave to serve out of Australia']

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant has not effected nor established a basis for deemed service on Amazon.com Inc or Jeffrey Bezos, has not sought leave to serve out of Australia as required by the Rules, and the fact that the foreign respondents may be aware of the proceedings is, absent fulfilment of the Rules' requirements, insufficient to bring them within the jurisdiction or warrant default judgment or substituted service orders.

Court Disposition

interlocutory application dismissed with costs

Orders

  • ["The applicant's interlocutory application filed on 20 August 2021 is dismissed with costs."]