Howell v Kelly [2021] NSWSC 1422

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Howell v Kelly [2021] NSWSC 1422 Hearing dates: 25 October 2021 Decision date: 04 November 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: See at [53] of the judgment Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Preliminary Discovery — To identify potential cause of action — Reasonable inquiries Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 5.3 Cases Cited: Alphapharm Pty Ltd v Eli Lilly Australia Pty Ltd [1996] FCA 1500 Contour Building and Construction Pty Ltd v Kerr [2008] NSWSC 883 Findex Group Ltd v iiNet Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1198 Glencore International AG v Selwyn Mines Ltd (2005) 223 ALR 238; [2005] FCA 801; (2005) 223 ALR 238 Hatfield v TCN Channel 9 Pty Ltd (2010) 77 NSWLR 506; [2010] NSWCA 69 Matrix Film Investment One Pty Ltd v Alameda Films LLC [2006] FCA 591 Murray v Wheeler [2013] NSWSC 137 per Bergin CJ in Eq O'Connor v O'Connor [2018] NSWCA 214 Optiver Australia Pty Ltd v Tibra Trading Pty Ltd (2008) 169 FCR 435; [2008] FCAFC 133 Pharmacy Guild of Australia v Ramsay Health Care Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1045 St George Bank Ltd v Rabo Australia Ltd (2004) 211 ALR 147; [2004] FCA 1360 Thorne v Kennedy (2017) 263 CLR 85; [2017] HCA 49 Wang v Cai [2021] NSWSC 1162 Texts Cited: Taylor P SC and Dr E Elms OAM, Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW (Looseleaf, LexisNexis Australia) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Harry Richard Howell (First Plaintiff) Jeremy Robert Howell (Second Plaintiff) Rosemary Edythe Kelly (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: S Chapple (Plaintiffs) P Folino-Gallo (Defendant)