Christer Nominees Pty Ltd trading as Willis Property Group v Calabria Community Club Ltd [2022] NSWSC 284

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Christer Nominees Pty Ltd trading as Willis Property Group v Calabria Community Club Ltd [2022] NSWSC 284 Hearing dates: 22 February 2022 Date of orders: 18 March 2022 Decision date: 18 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Dhanji J Decision: See orders at [81] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – court administration – assignment of business – application to transfer from Common Law Division to Commercial List in Equity Division – sufficient case for transfer not made out CIVIL PROCEDURE – subpoenas – application to set aside – whether subpoenas had apparent relevance to issues in dispute – whether subpoenas oppressive – claims of confidentiality and legal professional privilege – subpoenas set aside in part – as two current Chief Justices then were Legislation Cited: Australian Consumer Law, ss 18, 236 Property and Stock Agent Act 2002 (NSW) Property and Stock Agent Regulation 2014 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 53, 54 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 33.4 Cases Cited: Bengalla Mining Co Pty Ltd v Barclay Mowlem Construction Ltd [2001] NSWSC 93 Botany Bay Instrumentation and Control Pty Limited v Stewart [1984] 3 NSWLR 98 Challenge Bank Ltd v Raine & Horne Commercial Pty Ltd (1989) 17 NSWLR 297 Coastline Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Kakavas [2008] NSWSC 388 Commissioner for Railways v Small (1938) SR (NSW) 564 Fried v National Australia Bank [2000] FCA 911; (2000) 175 ALR 194 Giorgi v European Asian Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Supreme Court (NSW), McLelland J, 3 March 1986, unrep) National Employers' Mutual General Association Ltd v Waind and Hill [1978] 1 NSWLR 372 Re ACI International Ltd (1986) 11 ACLR 240 Secretary of the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment v Blacktown City Council [2021] NSWCA 145 Southern Pacific Hotel Services Inc v Southern Pacific Hotel Corporation Ltd [1984] 1 NSWLR 710 Trade Practices Commission v Kimberley Homes Pty Ltd (1989) 217 ALR 110 Wran v Australian Broadcasting Commission [1984] 3 NSWLR 241 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Christer Nominees Pty Ltd trading as Willis Property Group ACN 101 628 139 (Plaintiff) Calabria Community Club Ltd ACN 002 228 604 (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P Wallis (Plaintiff) A Wilson (Defendant)