G&S Engineering Services Pty Ltd v MACH Energy Australia Pty Ltd (No 6) [2022] NSWSC 628

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: G&S Engineering Services Pty Ltd v MACH Energy Australia Pty Ltd (No 6) [2022] NSWSC 628 Hearing dates: 17 May 2022 Decision date: 17 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Application to set aside or stay subpoena refused Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application to set aside or stay subpoena – served during discovery process – whether there is a parallel process of issuing subpoenas during course of discovery Cases Cited: G&S Engineering Services Pty Ltd v MACH Energy Australia Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 407 G&S Engineering Services Pty Ltd v MACH Energy Australia Pty Ltd (No 4) [2021] NSWSC 1052 The Owners - Strata Plan 69567 v Baseline Constructions Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 502 Texts Cited: Practice Note SC Eq 11 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: G&S Engineering Services Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant/First Applicant) DRA Pacific Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff/Second Cross-Defendant/Second Applicant) DRA Group Holdings Pty Ltd (Third Cross-Defendant/Third Applicant) DRA Global Limited (Fourth Cross-Defendant/Fourth Applicant) MACH Energy Australia Pty Ltd (First Defendant/First Cross-Claimant/First Respondent) MACH Mount Pleasant Operations Pty Ltd (Second Defendant/Second Cross-Claimant/Second Respondent) J.C.D. Australia Pty Ltd (Third Defendant/Third Cross-Claimant/ Third Respondent) Calibre Group Pty Ltd (Subpoena Recipient) (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M G Lyons (Plaintiffs/Cross-Defendants/Applicants) S Doyle QC with M Doyle (Defendants/Cross-Claimants/Respondents) O Jones (Subpoena Recipient) (Respondent)