Allison v Google LLC

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[2021] FCA 186

1 March 2021


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Allison v Google LLC [2021] FCA 186 [2021] FCA 186 1 March 2021

CaseChat Overview and Summary

In the case of Allison v Google LLC, the plaintiff sought leave to serve an originating application for preliminary discovery outside Australia upon the defendant. The matter was heard in the Federal Court of Australia. The plaintiff, Allison, sought leave to serve the application on Google LLC in the United States of America, in accordance with the Hague Service Convention.

The court was required to determine whether the plaintiff could serve the application on Google LLC in the United States in accordance with the Hague Service Convention. The court also needed to consider whether the plaintiff had provided sufficient evidence to support the application.

The court found that the plaintiff had provided sufficient evidence to support the application and that the service of the application in accordance with the Hague Service Convention was appropriate. The court granted leave for the plaintiff to serve the application on Google LLC in the United States. The court also made orders for the service of various affidavits and other documents, as well as setting a date for the final hearing of the application. The parties were also given liberty to apply for further orders if necessary.

In summary, the court granted the plaintiff's application for leave to serve the originating application for preliminary discovery outside Australia upon the defendant. The court ordered that the application be served on the defendant in accordance with the Hague Service Convention and set a date for the final hearing of the application.
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Areas of Law

  • Civil Litigation & Procedure

Legal Concepts

  • Appeal

  • Jurisdiction

  • Discovery & Disclosure

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Cases Citing This Decision

6

Kandola v Google LLC [2021] FCA 1262
Lin v Google LLC [2021] FCA 1113
Cases Cited

2

Statutory Material Cited

1

Kabbabe v Google LLC [2020] FCA 126
Kukulka v Google LLC [2020] FCA 1229
Kabbabe v Google LLC [2020] FCA 126