Loureiro v Mac Aus Unit Pty Ltd (No 4) [2022] NSWSC 370

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Loureiro v Mac Aus Unit Pty Ltd (No 4) [2022] NSWSC 370 Hearing dates: 23 March 2022 Date of orders: 31 March 2022 Decision date: 31 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Gleeson J Decision: Grant leave to the plaintiffs to use the documents produced on subpoena (being the subpoena packets specified in [32] below), and the information contained therein, for the purpose of commencing and prosecuting proposed proceedings in the Equity Division against the second, third and fourth defendants and Sandra Conceicao. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – implied undertaking – use of documents produced on subpoena for purposes of fresh proceedings – whether special circumstances warrant release from undertaking – where no objection by or prejudice to documents' author – where some documents contain potentially sensitive information – where documents likely to achieve justice in fresh proceedings – where material could be obtained on subpoena in fresh proceedings Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Conveyancing Act 1919 (Cth), s 37A Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 18.2(2)(b) Cases Cited: Harman v Secretary of State for Home Department (1983) 1 AC 280 Hearne v Street (2008) 235 CLR 125; [2008] HCA 36 James G Oberg (Sales) Pty Ltd v Oberg [2012] FCA 722; (2012) 292 ALR 673 Liberty Funding Pty Ltd v Phoenix Capital Ltd [2005] FCAFC 3; (2005) 218 ALR 283 Springfield Nominees Pty Ltd v Bridgelands Securities Ltd (1992) 38 FCR 217 Stokes v Toyne [2021] NSWSC 1049 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Carlos Jose Luis Loureiro (First plaintiff) Claudio Jose Leal Meireles (Second plaintiff) Jose Carlos Reis Meireles (Third plaintiff) Mac Aus Unit Pty Ltd (First defendant/respondent) Antonio Manuel De Carvalho Conceicao (Second defendant/respondent) Patricia Conceicao (Third defendant/respondent) David Conceicao (Fourth defendant/respondent) Sandra Conceicao (Fifth respondent) Representation: Counsel: E Bartley (Plaintiffs) M J Stevens (First to Fourth defendants/respondents) (24 March 2022)