Dennis v Chambers Investment Planners Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 63

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Dennis v Chambers Investment Planners Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 63 Citation: Dennis v Chambers Investment Planners Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 63

Parties: JOHN STRICKLAND DENNIS v CHAMBERS INVESTMENT PLANNERS PTY LTD (ACN 009 294 606) and GEORGE KAMEL TAKLA

File number: WAD 292 of 2010

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 9 February 2012

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – discovery – further discovery – standard discovery – directly relevant – indirectly relevant – non-standard discovery – support

Legislation: Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) s 12DA Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 761A, s 912A(1), s 945A, s 945B Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 37M Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) R 1.41, R 20.11, R 20.12, R 20.13, R 20.14(1), R 20.14(1)(a), R 20.14(2), R 20.15, R 20.21, Sch 1, Div 20.2 Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) s 37M Supreme Court Civil Rules 2006 (SA) R 136, R 139 Supreme Court Rules 1987 (SA) R 58A

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