Moore v State of New South Wales [2022] NSWSC 636

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Moore v State of New South Wales [2022] NSWSC 636 Hearing dates: 29 April 2022 Date of orders: 29 April 2022 Decision date: 29 April 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: Orders made: (1) The plaintiff to provide responses to the request for further and better particulars issued by the defendant on 27 April 2022 by 20 May 2022. (2) The defendant to file and serve a defence by 3 June 2022. (3) The plaintiff to file any reply to the defence by 10 June 2022. (4) The matter return to the list on 24 June 2022. Directions made: (1) The plaintiff to serve the putative defendants with the motion seeking joinder and claim for interrogatory injunctive relief, and a notice of hearing on 4 May at 11 o'clock. (2) The plaintiff to serve, if they haven't already, the notice of motion for joinder and the application for injunction on the two putative defendants through their legal advisors or Hazelbrook Legal, by email by 5pm on 29 April 2022. (3) The motion be listed at 11am, 4 May 2022 and the email service on Hazelbrook Legal also contain a notification that the matter is listed for 11am, 4 May 2022. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Defamation – Application to join parties – Request for particulars – injunction sought – interim payment of damages sought – directions issued. Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 22.1 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 82 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Luke Brett Moore (Plaintiff/Applicant) State of New South Wales (Defendant/Respondent) Representation: Counsel: In person (Plaintiff/Applicant) T Senior (Defendant/Respondent)