Bengalla Mining Co. Pty. Ltd. v. Barclay Mowlem Construction Ltd. [2001] NSWSC 93

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Bengalla Mining Co. Pty. Ltd. v. Barclay Mowlem Construction Ltd. [2001] NSWSC 93 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 1388/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 22/02/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 28 February 2001

PARTIES : Bengalla Mining Company Pty. Ltd. - plaintiff Barclay Mowlem Construction Pty. Ltd. - defendant JUDGMENT OF : Hodgson CJinEq at 1

COUNSEL : Mr. R. McKeand for plaintiff Mr. M. Rudge SC for defendant SOLICITORS : Freehills, Sydney for plaintiff Clayton Utz, Sydney for defendant CATCHWORDS : ARBITRATION - PRACTICE - Subpoenas - Subpoenas to produce documents - Whether tantamount to discovery - Whether oppressive - Issued in connection with arbitration - Whether artibrator should deal with application to set them aside - Interest of party to make such application, where recipient of subpoena willing to comply. LEGISLATION CITED : Commercial Arbitration Act ss.14, 17, 18 National Employers' Mutual General Association Ltd. v. Waind & Hill (1978) 1 NSWLR 372 at 382 The Ritz Hotel Limited v. Charles of the Ritz Ltd. (No.17), McLelland, J., 11/2/88, p.6 Lakatoi Universal Pty. Ltd. v. Walker, Rolfe, J., 31/7/98 Arnhill Pty. Ltd. v. General Terminal Co. Pty. Ltd. (1990) 23 NSWLR 545 CASES CITED : National Australia Bank Ltd. v. Idoport Pty. Ltd. (2000) NSWCA 8. Compsyd Pty. Ltd. v. Streamline Travel Service Pty. Ltd. (1987) 10 NSWLR 648 Commissioner of Railways v. Small (1938) SR 564 Commonwealth of Australia v. Cockatoo Dockyard Pty. Ltd. (1994) 35 NSWLR 704 Commonwealth of Australia v. Cockatoo Dockyard Pty. Ltd. (1995) 36 NSWLR 662 DECISION : See end of judgment