Cadence Asset Management Pty Ltd v Concept Sports Limited [2006] FCA 711

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Cadence Asset Management Pty Ltd v Concept Sports Limited [2006] FCA 711 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – discovery – implied undertaking not to use discovered documents for a collateral or ulterior purpose – whether discovered documents may be provided to a person funding the action Alterskye v Scott [1948] 1 All ER 469 cited Distillers Co (Bio-Chemicals) Ltd v Times Newspapers Ltd [1975] 1 QB 613 cited Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd v Lovell (1998) 19 WAR 316 cited Harman v Secretary of State, Home Department [1983] 1 AC 280 cited Reynolds v Godlee (1858) 4 K & J 88 cited Richardson v Hastings (1884) 7 Beav 354 cited Sofilas v Cable Sands (WA) Pty Ltd (1993) 9 WAR 196 cited Bray on Discovery (1st ed, 1885) P Matthews & H Malek, Disclosure (2nd ed, 2000)

CADENCE ASSET MANAGEMENT PTY LTD v CONCEPT SPORTS LIMITED, GARY MARCH, LEON DAPHNE, JEFFREY TAYLOR, STEVEN ROLTON, DAVID CARTER, JOHN MOORE and TIM JONAS and OTHERS (carrying on business as PITCHER PARTNERS) VID 1605 of 2004 FINKELSTEIN J 2 JUNE 2006 MELBOURNE

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY VID 1605 of 2004

BETWEEN: CADENCE ASSET MANAGEMENT PTY LTD and ORS

Plaintiffs

AND: CONCEPT SPORTS LIMITED,

GARY MARCH,

LEON DAPHNE,

JEFFREY TAYLOR,

STEVEN ROLTON,

DAVID CARTER

JOHN MOORE and

TIM JONAS AND OTHERS CARRYING ON BUSINESS AS "PITCHER PARTNERS" (a firm) (Registered no. 1021540T)

Defendants

AND BETWEEN: CONCEPT SPORTS LTD

First Cross-Claimant

AND: CGU INSURANCE LTD,

BAKER & McKENZIE (a firm) and

SCOTT MUNRO trading as MUNRO LEGAL

First Cross-Defendants

AND BETWEEN: LEON DAPHNE,

DAVID CARTER and