Ajaka v Nine Network Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 632

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ajaka v Nine Network Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 632 Hearing dates: 13 May 2022 Date of orders: 20 May 2022 Decision date: 13 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: Parties to provide minute of orders made. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – preliminary discovery – possession of a document that would assist plaintiff in determining whether they have an action – UCPR r 5.3 – limited stay pending full argument. Legislation Cited: Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW), s 10 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 5.3 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 22, 66 Cases Cited: Pelechowski v Registrar, Court of Appeal (NSW) (1999) 198 CLR 435; [1999] HCA 19 Rinehart v Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd [2015] NSWSC 239 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Dr Joseph Ajaka (First Plaintiff) Cosmos Cosmetic Holdings Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff)

Nine Network Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) The Age Company Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) Adele Ferguson (Fourth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: S. Chrysanthou (First and Second Plaintiff) D. Sibtain (First to Fourth Defendants)

Solicitors: Company (Giles) (First and Second Plaintiff) Thomson Geer (First to Fourth Defendants) File Number(s): 2022/140772 Publication restriction: Suppression orders have been issued which must be read in conjunction with this judgment