WG & B Manufacturing Pty Ltd v Telsa Farad Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 859

WG & B Manufacturing Pty Ltd v Telsa Farad Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 859

The application to transfer proceedings is finely balanced, and a determination cannot be made at this stage due to insufficient information regarding witnesses and costs. The transfer application should be adjourned until interlocutory steps are completed, at which point a more informed decision can be made.

Parties
Applicant: W G & B Manufacturing Pty Ltd; Respondent: Tesla Farad Pty Ltd; Respondent: Donald Alfred Atkinson; Respondent: MMA Pty Ltd; Respondent: Tekhi Pty Ltd; Respondent: Tekelek Pty Ltd
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
18 June 1999
Procedural Posture
Application / Interlocutory Application for Transfer of Proceedings
Outcome
Application to transfer adjourned
Legal Topics
Transfer of Proceedings, Balance of Convenience, Costs, Confidential Information, Jurisdiction
Practice and Procedure Commercial Law Transfer of Proceedings Balance of Convenience Costs Confidential Information Jurisdiction

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Parties

W G & B Manufacturing Pty Ltd

Applicant

Tesla Farad Pty Ltd

Respondent

Donald Alfred Atkinson

Respondent

MMA Pty Ltd

Respondent

Tekhi Pty Ltd

Respondent

Tekelek Pty Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application / Interlocutory Application for Transfer of Proceedings

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proceedings should be transferred from Victoria to South Australia
  2. 2 Determination of the proper registry based on convenience and costs
  3. 3 Relevance of location of parties and witnesses

Ratio Decidendi

The application to transfer proceedings is finely balanced, and a determination cannot be made at this stage due to insufficient information regarding witnesses and costs. The transfer application should be adjourned until interlocutory steps are completed, at which point a more informed decision can be made.

Court Disposition

Application to transfer adjourned

Orders

  • The respondents' application to transfer the proceedings to the South Australian registry of the Court be adjourned to a date to be fixed.
  • The costs of the application be reserved.