In the matter of Skytraders Pty Ltd (No 2) [2024] NSWSC 1039

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Skytraders Pty Ltd (No 2) [2024] NSWSC 1039 Hearing dates: 13 August 2024 Date of orders: 20 August 2024 Decision date: 20 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Nixon J Decision: See [88] Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – inspection of documents disclosed in proceedings – whether plaintiff and third defendant are associated with trade rivals of fifth defendant – whether there should be a restriction on inspection by plaintiff and third defendant of certain information in the documents Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2010 (Vic), ss 26-27 Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW), s 7 Cases Cited: Bidvest Australia Ltd v Auzcorp Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] WASCA 23 Cargill Australia Ltd v Viterra Malt Pty Ltd (No 17) [2018] VSC 750 ICAP Australia Pty Ltd v Moebes [2010] NSWSC 738 Lenark Pty Ltd v TheChairmen 1 Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 415 Mobil Oil Australia Ltd & McDonalds Australia Ltd v Guina Developments Pty Ltd [1996] 2 VR 34 Skyscanner Ltd v Hotels Combined Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 326 Unilever Australia Ltd v Revlon Australia Pty Ltd (No 3) [2014] FCA 1005 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Thenford Consulting Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Norman Farquhar Mackay (First Defendant) Scarp Nominees Pty Limited (Second Defendant) Premier Aviation Holdings Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) Heilands Investments Pty Ltd (Fourth Defendant) Skytraders Pty Ltd (Fifth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: ND Oreb (Plaintiff) S Robertson SC w JR Anderson (First, Second and Fourth Defendants) S Rubenstein w R Harvey (Third Defendant/ Cross-Claimant)