Telstra Ltd v Sulaiman and others [2024] NSWSC 971

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Telstra Ltd v Sulaiman and others [2024] NSWSC 971 Hearing dates: 30 July 2024 Date of orders: 8 August 2024 Decision date: 08 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Black J Decision: Stay of proceedings sought by Second and Third Defendants granted. Parties to be heard as to orders to give effect to judgment. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Stay of proceedings – Concurrent civil and criminal proceedings – Whether civil proceedings should be stayed – Where prejudice to the defendants. Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 67 - Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 193B(3) - Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 128 - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 29.19 Cases Cited: - Application of Computer Sciences Corporation under the Evidence on Commission Act 1995 (NSW) [2019] NSWSC 777 - Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (2019) 138 ACSR 42; [2019] FCA 964 - Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Taylor [2023] FCAFC 189 - Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Zhao (2015) 255 CLR 46; [2015] HCA 5 - Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2016] 242 FCR 153; [2016] FCAFC 97 - Crespin v Francis [2016] VSC 277 - Figurehead Constructions v Machado [2023] VSC 448 - McMahon v Gould (1982) 7 ACLR 202 - Ransley v Commissioner of Taxation [2016] FCA 778 - Strickland v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (2018) 361 ALR 23; (2018) 266 CLR 325; [2018] HCA 53 - Telstra Ltd v Sulaiman [2024] NSWSC 440 - Telstra Ltd v Sulaiman (No 2) [2024] NSWSC 441 - X7 v Australian Crime Commission (2013) 248 CLR 92; [2013] HCA 29 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Telstra Ltd (Plaintiff) Qartullah Sulaiman (First Defendant) Azatullah Sulaiman (Second Defendant/Applicant) Khalida Sulaiman (Third Defendant/Applicant) Representation: Counsel: C Tam (Plaintiff) R Rahal (Solicitor) (First Defendant) T Bagley (Second and Third Defendants/Applicants)