NSW Caselaw
District Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Smith v Ventia Pty Limited [2021] NSWDC 236 Hearing dates: 13 May 2021 Date of orders: 8 June 2021 Decision date: 08 June 2021 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Scotting DCJ Decision: (1) The defendant is to give discovery of the documents described in the categories set out in paragraph 1 of the Summons, within 14 days of the date of this order. (2) The defendant is to produce the documents for inspection by the plaintiff within 28 days from the date of this order. (3) The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs of the application on the indemnity basis, as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Preliminary discovery — To identify potential cause of action — reasonable inquiries – claim for privilege Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Bartlett v ANZ Banking Group Ltd [2016] NSWCA 30 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Barker [2014] HCA 32 Gaynor King [2018] FWC 6006 Hatfield v TCN Channel Nine Pty Limited (2010) 77 NSWLR 506 O'Connor v O'Connor [2018] NSWCA 214 St George Bank Ltd v Rabo Australia Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 1360 Subasic v Hewlett-Packard Australia Pty Ltd [2020] ACTSC 2 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Errol Smith (Plaintiff) Ventia Pty Limited (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R Kumar (Plaintiff)
Solicitors: Dowson Turco (Plaintiff) Kingston Reid (Defendant) File Number(s): 2021/51511 Publication restriction: None
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