Tiger Yacht Management Ltd v Morris [2019] FCAFC 8

Tiger Yacht Management Ltd v Morris [2019] FCAFC 8

The requirements for leave to serve Tiger as a foreign shareholder were satisfied because a prima facie case was demonstrated that MC2 (and thereby Tiger) was carrying on business in Australia through management and supervision of its Australian subsidiary. The Court was not a clearly inappropriate forum and...

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Parties
Applicant: Tiger Yacht Management Ltd; First Respondent: Jonathan Morris; Second Respondent: McConaghy Australia Pty Ltd; Third Respondent: MC2 Composites Ltd; Fourth Respondent: Mark Evans
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
05 February 2019
Procedural Posture
Interlocutory Appeal / Appeal Decision
Outcome
Leave to appeal granted; appeal dismissed.
Legal Topics
Service Out of Jurisdiction, Forum Non Conveniens, Shareholder Dispute, Winding Up of Foreign Corporation, Employment Law
Private International Law Practice and Procedure Commercial Law Service Out of Jurisdiction Forum Non Conveniens Shareholder Dispute Winding Up of Foreign Corporation Employment Law

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Parties

Tiger Yacht Management Ltd

Applicant

Jonathan Morris

First Respondent

McConaghy Australia Pty Ltd

Second Respondent

MC2 Composites Ltd

Third Respondent

Mark Evans

Fourth Respondent

Procedural Posture

Interlocutory Appeal / Appeal Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether leave should be granted to serve originating application on a foreign shareholder under Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 10.43
  2. 2 Whether a prima facie case exists that the foreign shareholder has been carrying on business in Australia
  3. 3 Whether Australia is a clearly inappropriate forum for the resolution of the dispute

Ratio Decidendi

The requirements for leave to serve Tiger as a foreign shareholder were satisfied because a prima facie case was demonstrated that MC2 (and thereby Tiger) was carrying on business in Australia through management and supervision of its Australian subsidiary. The Court was not a clearly inappropriate forum and residual discretion did not warrant refusal of leave. Accordingly, leave to appeal was granted but the appeal was dismissed, and orders for costs made.

Court Disposition

Leave to appeal granted; appeal dismissed.

Orders

  • Leave to appeal is granted.
  • The appeal is dismissed.