Racing New South Wales v Racing Victoria Limited (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 576

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Racing New South Wales v Racing Victoria Limited (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 576 Hearing dates: 4 and 10 May 2023 Decision date: 31 May 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Ball J Decision: See [71] - [79] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Preliminary discovery — To identify whether to commence proceedings — Where evidence suggests defendants are proposing to reach an arrangement or agreement to exclude the plaintiffs from national body for regulating horse racing — Where facts may give rise to multiple causes of action including breaches of competition law — Preliminary discovery granted Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Sch 2 – Australian Consumer Law Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Hatfield v TCN Channel 9 Pty Ltd (2010) 77 NSWLR 506; [2010] NSWCA 69 Morton v Nylex Ltd [2007] NSWSC 562 O'Connor v O'Connor [2018] NSWCA 214 Racing New South Wales v Racing Victoria Limited [2023] NSWSC 296 Steffen v ANZ Banking Group Ltd [2009] NSWSC 666 Tabcorp Holdings Ltd v Evtain Group Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 220 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Racing New South Wales (First Plaintiff) Russell Balding AO (Second Plaintiff) Racing Victoria Limited (First Defendant) Greg Nichols (Second Defendant) Greg Carpenter (Third Defendant) Brian Kruger (Fourth Defendant) Racing Queensland Board (Fifth Defendant) Racing SA Ltd (Sixth Defendant) Racing and Wagering Western Australia (Seventh Defendant) TasRacing Pty Ltd (Eighth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: AJ Bannon SC with OR Jones (Plaintiffs) M Borsky KC with T Maxwell (First to Fourth Defendants) P Herzfeld SC with J Roy (Fifth Defendant) MF Newton (Sixth Defendant) A Emmerson (Seventh Defendant) T Maltz (Eighth Defendant)