Accounting Systems 2000 (Developments) Pty Limited & Anor v CCH Australia Limited

The parties to this matter were Accounting Systems 2000 (Developments) Pty Limited and Accounting Systems 2000 Pty (the applicants), and CCH Australia Limited and Castle Douglas Pty Limited (the respondents). The dispute concerned an application for special leave to appeal to the High Court of Australia.

The legal issue before the High Court was how to proceed with the application for special leave, given that the parties had reached a resolution of the entire litigation. Counsel for the applicants informed the Court that a settlement had been reached that morning, which would involve the withdrawal or discontinuance of the application for special leave.

The Court was informed that the parties intended to formalise their agreement by filing a notice of discontinuance. In light of this, the Court acceded to the parties' joint application to have the matter stand out of the list for the day, allowing them time to effectuate their resolution. The Chief Justice expressed that this was welcome and sensible news.