ACN 008 664 257 Pty Limited v HIH Casualty & General Insurance Limited (in liquidation) & Ors [2005] NSWSC 881

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : ACN 008 664 257 Pty Limited v HIH Casualty & General Insurance Limited (in liquidation) & Ors [2005] NSWSC 881

HEARING DATE(S) : 30/08/05

JUDGMENT DATE : 30 August 2005

Equity Division JURISDICTION : Commercial List

JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J

DECISION : Subpoena not shown to pursue legitimate forensic purpose

CATCHWORDS : Practice and Procedure - Subpoena - Putting the plaintiff to proof - Pleadings - Proper conduct of Commercial List Proceedings - requirement that presentation of cases be tied to identified issues

Civil Procedure Act 2005 LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act Supreme Court Rules

Botany Bay Instrumentation and Control Pty Limited v Stewart [1984] 3 NSWLR 98 Commissioner for Railways v Small (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 564 Lakatoi Universal Pty Ltd v Walker [1998] NSWSC 470 CASES CITED : NSW Commissioner of Police v Tucksford & Ors [2002] NSWCA 139 Southern Pacific Hotel Services Inc v Southern Pacific Hotel Corp Ltd [1984] 1 NSWLR 710 Tesrol Joinery Pty Ltd v CEFLA Scri [2005] NSWSC 528

ACN 008 664 257 Pty Limited (Plaintiff) HIH Casualty & General Insurance (in Liquidation) (First Defendant) Gordian Runoff Limited (Second Defendant) American Home Assurance Company Pty Limited (Third Defendant) Gerling Australia Insurance Company (Fourth Defendant) PARTIES : Michael Pritchard (Fifth Defendant) Eagle Star Reinsurance Company Limited (Sixth Defendant) Stephen Lloyd (Seventh Defendant) Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company Limited (Eighth Defendant) HIH Claims Support Limited (Ninth Defendant)