Jack Brabham Engines Limited v Beare [2010] FCA 35

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Jack Brabham Engines Limited v Beare [2010] FCA 35 Citation: Jack Brabham Engines Limited v Beare [2010] FCA 35

Parties: JACK BRABHAM ENGINES LIMITED ACN 108 108 425, ALAN CASEY, GAIL CASEY and SIR JOHN ARTHUR BRABHAM OBE v MALCOLM JOHN BEARE, STYLIANOS ELEFTHERIADIS, BEARE TECHNOLOGY PTY LIMITED ACN 826 6537, SIXSTROKE ENGINE DEVELOPMENTS PTY LIMITED ACN 121 883 056, REFERENCE AUDIO VISUAL PTY LIMITED and SPEED OF LIGHT PTY LIMITED; MALCOLM JOHN BEARE; ALAN CASEY and JACK BRABHAM ENGINES LIMITED

File number(s): NSD 2132 of 2007

Judges: JAGOT J

Date of judgment: 27 January 2010

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application to set aside a subpoena – whether subpoena for documents relevant only to credit of a party and a witness valid– whether subpoena issued for a legitimate forensic purpose

Legislation: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), ss 102, 103

Cases cited: Alister v The Queen (1983) 154 CLR 404 Associated Dominions Assurance Society Pty Ltd v John Fairfax & Sons Pty Limited (1955) 72 WN (NSW) 250-254 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Whitlam (2002) 42 ACSR 143; [2002] NSWSC 526 Brand v Digi-Tech (Australia) Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 425 Comcare v Maganga (2008) 101 ALD 68; [2008] FCA 285 Cosco Holdings Pty Limited v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1997] FCA 1504 Dorajay Pty Limited v Aristocrat Leisure Ltd [2005] FCA 588 Fried v National Australia Bank Ltd (2000) 175 ALR 194; [2000] FCA 911 Liristis v Gadelrabb [2009] NSWSC 441 Trade Practices Commission v Arnotts Limited (1989) 88 ALR 90