NSW Caselaw
District Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Gough v Squillacioti [2021] NSWDC 229 Hearing dates: 3 June 2021 Date of orders: 3 June 2021 Decision date: 03 June 2021 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: Orders: (1) The defendant's application for the plaintiff to name the witnesses in the case is refused. (2) Defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs. Catchwords: Defamation – defendant seeks order for plaintiff to disclose witness names prior to commencement of the trial Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 56 and 62 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 2.1, 31.1 and 31.4 Cases Cited: Hore-Lacy v David Syme & Co Ltd (1998) A Def R 53-010 KSMC Holdings Pty Ltd t/as Hubba Bubba Childcare on Haig v Bowden [2020] NSWCA 28. Li and Anor v Herald & Weekly Times Limited and Anor [2005] VSC 304 Martrat Pty Limited trading as Huxley Hill & Associates v Murphy [2020] NSWDC 1 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Plaintiff: Janette Marie Gough Defendant: Pietro Squillacioti Representation: Counsel: Mr R Rasmussen Mr R Potter SC
Solicitors: Plaintiff: Christopher M Edwards Defendant: Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers File Number(s): 2019/329565
Judgment
The application before the court 1. The defendant in these proceedings for defamation, which are listed for hearing for five days commencing on Monday, 7 June 2021, brings an application for the names of the witnesses the plaintiff intends to call at the trial to be provided today.
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