Tabcorp Holdings Ltd v Entain Group Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 311

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Tabcorp Holdings Ltd v Entain Group Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 311 Hearing dates: On the papers; submissions received 27 March 2023 Date of orders: 30 March 2023 Decision date: 30 March 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Precise scope of preliminary discovery determined, defendants to pay 60% of plaintiffs' costs of the application for preliminary discovery; plaintiffs to pay reasonable costs of the process of discovery; reserve parties' rights to seek a variation of that order in the event substantive proceedings commenced Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – preliminary discovery – determination of precise scope of preliminary discovery – costs of the application for preliminary discovery – costs of compliance with orders for preliminary discovery Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: BGC Securities (Australia) Pty Limited v Shillington (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 807 Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals v Samsung Bioepis AU Pty Ltd (No 3) [2021] FCA 1428 Tabcorp Holdings Ltd v Entain Group Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 220 Category: Consequential orders Parties: Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (ACN 063 780 709) (First Plaintiff) TAB Ltd (ACN 081 765 308) (Second Plaintiff) Entain Group Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Australian Hotels Association (NSW) Holdings Pty Ltd (ACN 124 070 042) (Second Defendant) Australian Hotels Association NSW (ABN 64 243 628 807) (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R C A Higgins SC with B Lim (Plaintiffs) P D Herzfeld SC with O R Jones and D Farinha (First Defendant) D J Reynolds (Second and Third Defendants)