Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Seven Network Limited v News Limited (No 6) [2005] FCA 599
PRACTICE and PROCEDURE – interrogatories – whether vexatious or oppressive – interrogatories designed to verify the sufficiency of another party's discovery – no evidence that the other party's discovery was insufficient – Federal Court Rules (Cth) O 16 rr 1, 2, 6, 8 Federal Court Rules (Cth) O 16 rr 1, 2, 6, 8 Potter's Sulphide Ore Treatment Ltd v Sulphide Corporation Ltd (1911) 13 CLR 101 cited Bailey v Beagle Management Pty Ltd (2001) 105 FCR 136 cited Hamilton v Oades (1988) 166 CLR 486 cited SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED and ANOR v NEWS LIMITED and ORS NSD 1223 of 2002 SACKVILLE J SYDNEY 13 MAY 2005
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NSD 1223 of 2002
BETWEEN: SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED
(ACN 052 816 789)
FIRST APPLICANT
C7 PTY LIMITED
(ACN 082 901 442)
SECOND APPLICANT
AND: NEWS LIMITED
(ACN 007 871 178)
FIRST RESPONDENT
SKY CABLE PTY LIMITED
(ACN 069 799 640)
SECOND RESPONDENT
TELSTRA MEDIA PTY LIMITED
(ACN 069 279 027)
THIRD RESPONDENT
FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LIMITED
(ACN 068 671 938)
FOURTH RESPONDENT
TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED
(ACN 051 775 556)
FIFTH RESPONDENT
TELSTRA MULTIMEDIA PTY LIMITED
(ACN 069 279 072)
SIXTH RESPONDENT
PUBLISHING AND BROADCASTING LIMITED
(ACN 009 071 167)
SEVENTH RESPONDENT
NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
(ACN 008 685 407)
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