Slick v Westpac Banking Corporation (ACN 007 457 141) (No 2) [2006] FCA 1712

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Slick v Westpac Banking Corporation (ACN 007 457 141) (No 2) [2006] FCA 1712

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Discovery – motion seeking further discovery – relevant principles –whether party failed to take appropriate steps to locate electronic documents – factors relevant to exercise of discretion – appropriate form of orders Federal Court Rules – O 15 r 8

Allstate Life Insurance Co v ANZ Banking Group (No 15) (unreported, Lindgren J, 22 August 1995) cited Australian Broadcasting Commission v Parish (1981) 48 FLR 292 cited BT Australasia Pty Limited v State of New South Wales (unreported, Sackville J, 9 April 1998) referred to Molnlycke AB v Procter & Gamble Limited (No 3) [1990] RPC 498 followed NT Power Generation Pty Limited v Power & Water Authority [1999] FCA 1669 followed EARL SLICK AND LEO MICHAEL SEWARD & VIRGINIA JOY SEWARD v WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION (ACN 007 457 141) AND WESTPAC PRIVATE EQUITY PTY LTD formerly known as WESTPAC DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL PTY LTD (ACN 071 205 715) NSD 1291 OF 2003 JACOBSON J 8 DECEMBER 2006 SYDNEY IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALESDISTRICT REGISTRY NSD 1291 of 2003

BETWEEN: EARL SLICK

FIRST APPLICANT

LEO MICHAEL SEWARD

& VIRGINIA JOY SEWARD

SECOND APPLICANT

AND: WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION (ACN 007 457 141)

FIRST RESPONDENT

WESTPAC PRIVATE EQUITY PTY LTD

formerly known as WESTPAC DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL PTY LTD (ACN 071 205 715)

SECOND RESPONDENT

JUDGE: JACOBSON J

DATE OF ORDER: 8 DECEMBER 2006

WHERE MADE: SYDNEY

THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. The parties are to bring in short minutes of order by no later than 13 December 2006 reflecting these reasons. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules. IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA