WANG v Odyssey Travel Pty Ltd (No.2)

In *Wang v Odyssey Travel Pty Ltd (No.2)*, Judge Burchardt of the Federal Court of Australia considered competing interlocutory applications in a proceeding that had become stalled due to disputes over pleadings and other interlocutory matters. The court's objective was to introduce order into the proceedings, noting that some issues raised by both parties were not relevant to the substantive justiciable claims.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the applicants' amended statement of claim, filed on 14 May 2020, should be struck out. This determination was central to resolving the ongoing procedural difficulties and allowing the substantive proceeding to progress.

Judge Burchardt reasoned that the amended statement of claim contained irrelevant matters that were hindering the progress of the litigation. Consequently, the court ordered that the applicants' amended statement of claim filed on 14 May 2020 be struck out. However, to allow the applicants an opportunity to rectify the pleading deficiencies, leave was granted to file and serve a further amended statement of claim by 11 December 2020. The matter was then adjourned for further directions on 15 December 2020.