G&S Engineering Services Pty Ltd v MACH Energy Australia Pty Ltd (No 7) [2022] NSWSC 1169

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: G&S Engineering Services Pty Ltd v MACH Energy Australia Pty Ltd (No 7) [2022] NSWSC 1169 Hearing dates: 18 August 2022; draft Redfern Schedules provided on 26 and 29 August 2022 Date of orders: 31 August 2022 Decision date: 31 August 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Disclosure of documents to be given as set out in attached Redfern Schedules Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – disclosure of documents – disputed categories – whether disclosure oppressive – whether documents relevant – whether there is duplication of categories – whether disclosure should be confined to documents created within a closed period 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 G&S Engineering Services Pty Ltd v MACH Energy Australia Pty Ltd (No 6) [2022] NSWSC 628 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: G&S Engineering Services Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) DRA Pacific Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff/Second Cross-Defendant) DRA Group Holdings (Pty) Ltd (Third Cross-Defendant) DRA Global Limited (Fourth Cross-Defendant) MACH Energy Australia Pty Ltd (First Defendant/First Cross-Claimant) MACH Mount Pleasant Operations Pty Ltd (Second Defendant/Second Cross-Claimant) J.C.D. Australia Pty Ltd (Third Defendant/Third Cross-Claimant) Representation: Counsel: M G Lyons with A Emmerson (Plaintiffs/Cross-Defendants) N Simpson with E Ball (Defendants/Cross-Claimants)