CONDOR FRESH PTY LTD V PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD

[2020] FCA 993, Federal Court of Australia, SC Derrington J, 14 July 2020

Admiralty – Service out of the jurisdiction – Application to serve originating application and concise statement in Singapore – Whether requirements for service out of the jurisdiction satisfied – Admiralty Act 1988 (Cth), section 9

Condor Fresh, the plaintiff, had commenced proceedings against Pacific International Lines, the defendant, for damages totalling $255,580.11 for alleged breaches of a series of contracts of carriage for containerised goods and for alleged breaches of the Australian Consumer Law. It now sought leave pursuant to rule 10.43 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) to serve the proceedings on the defendant in Singapore.