Travel Compensation Fund v John Harvey Blair & Ors [2004] NSWSC 662

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Travel Compensation Fund v John Harvey Blair & Ors [2004] NSWSC 662 HEARING DATE(S) : 22/07/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 28 July 2004

JURISDICTION: Equity Division Commercial List JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J DECISION : Motions to strike out subpoenas to be dismissed. Order to be made for provision of particulars by nominate date. [NOTE: This is the edited text of the judgment delivered on 28 July 2004. It does not include material [the subject of a confidentiality regime imposed by Court order] which may not be published except in such manner and for such purposes as the Court specifies. (See order noted at end of Judgment)]

CATCHWORDS : Practice and Procedure - setting aside of subpoenas - Principles - Obligations to furnish particulars of allegations of knowledge of defendants LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 Supreme Court Rules (NSW) Attorney-General for New South Wales v Stuart (1994) 34 NSWLR 667 Burgess v Beethoven Electric Equipment Ltd [1943] KB 96 CASES CITED : Lakatoi Universal Pty Ltd & Ors v Walker & Ors [1998] NSWSC 470 Lyons v Kern Konstructions (Townsville) Pty Ltd (1983) 70 FLR 135 Rutledge v Jaluit Pty Ltd (1991) 6 BPR 13,826 PARTIES : Travel Compensation Fund (Plaintiff) John Harvey Blair (First Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50175/02; 50176/02; 50177/02; 50178/02; 50179/02; 50180/02; 50181/02; 50182/02; 50183/02 Mr J Marshall SC, Mr I Mescher (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr Gleeson SC, Mr Owens (First Defendant) Mr AP Coleman (Air New Zealand Ltd, Sir Ronald Carter, Ms Elizabeth Coutts, Mr William Wilson, Mr Adam Moroney, Mr Robert McDonald and Mr John Dell) Mr A Vincent (Australian Securities and Investment Commission) Minter Ellison (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Corrs Chambers Westgarth (First Defendant) Ebsworth & Ebsworth (Air New Zealand Ltd, Sir Ronald Carter, Ms Elizabeth Coutts, Mr William Wilson, Mr Adam Moroney, Mr Robert McDonald and Mr John Dell)