SNF (Australia) Pty Ltd v CIBA Specialty Chemicals Water Treatment Limited & Anor

[2017] HCATrans 116

[2017] HCATrans 116

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Melbourne  No M75 of 2012

B e t w e e n -

SNF (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD ACN 050 056 267

Applicant

and

CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS WATER TREATMENT LIMITED

First Respondent

CIBA (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD ACN 005 061 469

Second Respondent

NETTLE J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT MELBOURNE ON WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017, AT 9.29 AM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

MR D. SHAVIN, QC:   If your Honour pleases, I appear with my learned friend, MR P.J.T. CREIGHTON‑SELVAY, for the respondents.  (instructed by Gilbert + Tobin)

HIS HONOUR:   Mr Shavin, I have had the opportunity of reading the affidavit in support of the application and also the affidavit of service that was filed yesterday.  Having regard to the contents of those documents, I am disposed to make the order sought.  Is there anything further I need to know?

MR SHAVIN:   No, if your Honour pleases.

HIS HONOUR:   Thank you. Pursuant to rule 4.03.2 of the High Court Rules 2004 (Cth), it is ordered that the respondents be granted leave to file a bill of costs for assessment following the order of his Honour Chief Justice French and his Honour Justice Gageler made on 15 March 2013.

MR SHAVIN:   If your Honour pleases.

HIS HONOUR:   Thank you very much.

AT 9.29 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED