In SFP Events Pty Ltd v Little Swamp II, Inc & Anor [2024] QSC 132, the applicant, SFP Events Pty Ltd, sought a declaration from the Supreme Court of Queensland that a purported contract for the performance of John Fogerty at an Australian music festival was invalid and that a USD $700,000 deposit paid should be refunded. The respondents, Little Swamp II, Inc and Creative Artists Agency, LLC (CAA), claimed the existence of a binding agreement that included an arbitration clause, and both filed for arbitration in California. Justice Treston reviewed evidence and determined that the arbitration clause was valid and separable from the main contract. Consequently, the Court stayed the proceedings and referred the dispute to arbitration in Los Angeles, California, in accordance with the commercial rules of JAMS, as stipulated in the arbitration agreement. The Court's order followed the principles under the International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth).
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