Grocon Group Holdings Pty Limited v Infrastructure NSW [2020] NSWSC 1194

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Grocon Group Holdings Pty Limited v Infrastructure NSW [2020] NSWSC 1194 Hearing dates: 27 August 2020 Date of orders: 4 September 2020 Decision date: 04 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Henry J Decision: Security for costs ordered and suppression order made. See paragraph [169]. Catchwords: COSTS – security for costs – whether sufficient reason to believe plaintiffs' will be unable to pay defendant's costs – whether defendant's conduct materially contributed to plaintiffs' financial position – whether proceedings would be stultified if an order for security was made – whether proceedings involve a matter of public importance – security for costs ordered – security for costs payable in tranches CIVIL PROCEDURE – Hearings – Suppression and non-publication order – where plaintiffs sought suppression order over unaudited management accounts – whether suppression order necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice – whether suppression order necessary in the public interest – suppression order granted Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 1335 Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW), ss 7, 8 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.21(1A)(d)(f)(g) Cases Cited: Adelaide (SA Pools and Spa) Manufacturing and Installation Pty Limited v Westcourt General Insurance Brokers Pty Limited [2016] SASC 60 All Class Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v Chubb Insurance Australia Limited [2020] FCA 840 Ariss v Express Interiors Pty Limited (In Liq) [1996] 2 VR 507 Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (1992) 7 ACSR 203 Bell Wholesale Co Ltd v Gates Export Corporation (1984) 2 FCR 1 Cornelius v Global Medical Solutions Australia Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 65 Crown Sydney Property v Barangaroo Delivery Authority; Lendlease (Millers Point) v Barangaroo Delivery Authority [2018] NSWSC 1931 DRJ v Commissioner of Victims Rights [2020] NSWCA 136 Duke Holdings Limited (In Liq) v Duke Group Limited (In Liq) [2009] SASC 245 Fat-sel Pty Ltd v Brambles Holdings Ltd (1985) ATPR 40-544 Fiduciary Ltd v Morningstar Research Pty Ltd (2004) 208 ALR 564; [2004] NSWSC 664 Hardingham v RP Data Pty Limited [2020] FCA 1062 Hogan v Australian Crime Commission (2010) 240 CLR 651; [2010] HCA 21 In Re Pioneer Energy Holdings Pty Limited [2013] NSWSC 1366 Jazabas Pty Ltd v Haddad [2007] NSWCA 291 John Fairfax Group Pty Ltd v Local Court of New South Wales (1991) 26 NSWLR 131 KDL Building Pty Ltd v Mount [2006] NSWSC 474 KP Cable Investments Pty Ltd v Meltglow Pty Ltd (1995) 56 FCR 189 Li v State of New South Wales [2013] NSWCA 165 Live Board Holdings Ltd v Cody Live Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 302 LRSM Enterprise Pty Ltd v Zurich Australian Insurance Limited [2014] NSWCA 88 MHG Plastic Industries Pty Ltd v Quality Assurance Services Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 821 Nonox Australia v Certain Underwriters at Lloyds Subscribing to Contract No CV0263CGL [2014] NSWSC 221 Pioneer Park Pty Limited (In Liq) v Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2007] NSWCA 344 Re Colorado Products Pty Ltd (in prov liq) [2013] NSWSC 611 Rinehart v Welker (2011) 93 NSWLR 311; [2011] NSWCA 403 Welker v Rinehart [2011] NSWSC 1094 Wilson v Basson [2020] NSWSC 512 Wollongong City Council v Legal Business Centre Pty Limited [2012] NSWCA 245 Wollongong Coal Limited v Gujarat NRE Properties Pty Limited [2019] NSWSC 187 Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd v Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd (No 3) [2013] NSWSC 1069 Yandil Holdings Pty Ltd v Insurance Co of North America (1985) 3 ACLC 542 Texts Cited: G E Dal Pont, Law of Costs (4th ed, 2018, LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Grocon Group Holdings Pty Limited (First Plaintiff) Grocon (CB) Developments Pty Limited (Second Plaintiff) Grocon Developments Group Pty Limited (Third Plaintiff)