Ajaka v Nine Network Pty Ltd (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 765

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ajaka v Nine Network Pty Ltd (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 765 Hearing dates: 8 June 2022 Date of orders: 9 June 2022 Decision date: 09 June 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) Summons dismissed; (2) The applicants on the Summons shall pay the costs of the respondents of and incidental to the Summons. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Preliminary Discovery – Applicants previously commenced proceedings against proposed defendants – no evidence of alteration of view – jurisdiction of the Court where no proceedings – jurisdiction and power of the Court to order discovery or production when proceedings on foot – applicants had already decided to sue – UCPR rule 5.3 not applicable – summons dismissed. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 8, 9, 14, 16 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 1.4, 5.3, 6.2, 21.2, 21.5, 21.10, 21.11, Part 33, 33.2 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 22, 23 Cases Cited: Ajaka v Nine Network Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 632 Fletcher Construction Australia Ltd v Lines Macfarlane & Marshall Pty Ltd [2001] VSCA 167 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Hatfield v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd (2010) 77 NSWLR 506; [2010] NSWCA 69 KBRV Resort Operations Pty Ltd v Chilcott (2001) 51 NSWLR 516; [2001] NSWCA 116 Morton v Nylex Ltd [2007] NSWSC 562 Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd v Ajaka [2022] NSWCA 91 Norwich Pharmacal Co v Customs and Excise Commissioners [1974] AC 133; [1973] 2 All ER 943 O'Connor v O'Connor [2018] NSWCA 214 Pelechowski v Registrar, Court of Appeal (NSW) (1999) 198 CLR 435; [1999] HCA 19 R v Jones; Hilli (No 2) [2010] NSWCCA 195 R v Graham; ex parte Moore (1977) 138 CLR 165; [1977] HCA 20 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Dr Joseph Ajaka (First Applicant) Cosmos Cosmetic Holdings Pty Ltd (Second Applicant)