Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Murdoch v Private Media Pty Ltd (No 3) [2022] FCA 1608 File number: NSD 673 of 2022
Judgment of: WIGNEY J
Date of judgment: 22 December 2022
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for supplementary discovery and interrogatories – subsequent application for joinder and amendment of pleadings – consideration of impending trial date – consideration of s 37M of Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – dismissal of discovery and interrogatories applications
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 37M
Cases cited: Murdoch v Private Media Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 1275
Division: General Division
Registry: New South Wales
National Practice Area: Other Federal Jurisdiction
Number of paragraphs: 13
Date of hearing: 30 November, 1 December 2022
Counsel for the Applicant: Ms S Chrysanthou SC
Solicitor for the Applicant: Mr J Churchill
Counsel for the Respondents: Mr M Hodge KC and Ms C Amato
Solicitor for the Respondents: Marque Lawyers
ORDERS NSD 673 of 2022
BETWEEN: LACHLAN KEITH MURDOCH Applicant AND: PRIVATE MEDIA PTY LIMITED First Respondent
BERNARD KEANE Second Respondent
PETER FRAY Third Respondent
order made by: WIGNEY J DATE OF ORDER: 22 December 2022
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
1. The outstanding interlocutory applications which were advanced orally at the case management hearings on 30 November and 1 December 2022 be dismissed. 2. The costs of those applications be reserved. Note: Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
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