UBS AG v Tyne

Practice and procedure – Permanent stay of proceedings – Abuse of process – Where respondent (in personal capacity) was controlling mind of former trustee and related company – Where respondent (in personal capacity), former trustee and related company commenced proceedings in Supreme Court of New South Wales – Where respondent (in personal capacity) and former trustee discontinued as parties in Supreme Court proceedings – Where Supreme Court proceedings permanently stayed – Where respondent (as trustee) pursued substantially same claims in Federal Court of Australia – Where primary judge permanently stayed proceedings for abuse of process – Whether on appeal Full Court erred in finding no abuse of process and setting aside permanent stay – Whether Full Court failed to consider overarching purpose of conduct of civil litigation.

Words and phrases – "abuse of process", "administration of justice", "conduct of civil litigation", "discontinue", "final determination", "just resolution", "overarching purpose of the conduct of civil litigation", "permanent stay", "related parties", "unconditional discontinuance", "unjustifiably oppressive".

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – ss 23, 37M, 37N.

Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – r 26.14.

Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) – rr 12.3(1), 12.4.