NSW Environmental Trust v Nguyen [2020] NSWSC 1069

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: NSW Environmental Trust v Nguyen [2020] NSWSC 1069 Hearing dates: 10 August 2020 Date of orders: 14 August 2020 Decision date: 14 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) Motion dismissed; (2) The defendant shall pay the plaintiff's costs of and incidental to the Motion. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Subpoenas – Notices to Produce – Application to set aside – adjectival relevance – fishing – objection dismissed – production required Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Cases Cited: Alister v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 404; [1984] HCA 85 Cosco Holdings Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1997) 37 ATR 432; [1997] FCA 1504 Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (in Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 1245 Mackintosh v The Commissioner of Police (NSW) [2010] NSWSC 1064 McLachlan v Whelan Browne [2019] NSWSC 514 Palmer v Dolman; Dolman v Palmer [2005] NSWCA 361 R v Saleam (1989) 16 NSWLR 14; [1999] NSWCCA 86 Re Bird and Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (2006) 91 ALD 691; [2006] AATA 109 Sharpe v Grobbel [2017] NSWSC 1065 The City of Sydney v Streetscape Projects (Australia) Pty Limited & Anor [2011] NSWSC 364 Trade Practices Commission v Arnotts Limited (No 2) (1989) 21 FCR 306; [1989] FCA 340 Texts Cited: Peter Taylor SC et al, Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW (2005, LexisNexis Australia) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: NSW Environmental Trust (Plaintiff/Respondent) David Duc Van Nguyen (Defendant/Applicant) Representation: Counsel: I King (Plaintiff/Respondent) G Gee (Defendant/Applicant)