Boys v Australian Securities Commission [2001] FCA 1325

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Boys v Australian Securities Commission [2001] FCA 1325 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – subpoenaed documents – implied undertaking against collateral use – whether leave should be granted to make use of documents in proceedings in another court – whether "special circumstances" Boys v Australian Securities Commission (1997) 24 ACSR 1 cited Boys v Australian Securities Commission (1998) 26 ACSR 464 cited Re Geneva Finance Limited; Quigley (Receiver and Manager appointed) v Cook (1992) 7 WAR 496 cited ESSO Australia Resources Limited & Ors v Plowman & Ors (1995) 183 CLR 10 cited Minister for Education v Bailey (2000) 23 WAR 149 referred to Welfare v Birdon Sands Pty Ltd (1997) 79 FCR 220 referred to Grosvenor Hill (QLD) Pty Ltd v Barber (1994) FCR 301 cited Worthley v England; Re Excel Finance Corporation Ltd (1994) 14 ACSR 407 cited Emanuel Investments Pty Ltd (in liq); Saint v Macks (Burley J, 24 June 1999, unreported) referred to cf Whelan v Australian Securities Commission (1994) 13 ACSR 427 referred to ALAN HAROLD BOYS, RONALD GEORGE HOWARD, DESMOND FRANK CRAWLEY, ANTHONY HAYES DOUGLAS-BROWN & ANTHONY HOWARD LEIBOWITZ v AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION, ERNST & YOUNG, PHILLIPS FOX, PETER REYMOND QUIGLEY and KEVIN LEE CHRISTENSEN WAG 123 of 1994 RD NICHOLSON J 14 SEPTEMBER 2001 PERTH

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY WAG 123 of 1994

BETWEEN: ALAN HAROLD BOYS

RONALD GEORGE HOWARD

DESMOND FRANK CRAWLEY

ANTHONY HAYES DOUGLAS-BROWN

ANTHONY HOWARD LEIBOWITZ

APPLICANTS

AND: AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION

FIRST RESPONDENT

ERNST & YOUNG (a firm)

SECOND RESPONDENT

PHILLIPS FOX (a firm)