NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Papaconstuntinos v Holmes a Court & Anor [2006] NSWSC 945
HEARING DATE(S) : 11 September 2006
JUDGMENT DATE : 15 September 2006
JUDGMENT OF : Simpson J
DECISION : Amended summons dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS : defamation - preliminary discovery - foreshadowed defamation action - documents that might provide plaintiff with further cause of action - documents that might enable evaluation of potential defences to claim - what plaintiff needs to establish - nature of relief - what constitutes reasonable inquiries - purpose of UCP r 5.3
LEGISLATION CITED : Federal Court Rules - Order 15A r 6 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1995 r 5.3(1), r 5.3(3)
Alphapharm Pty Ltd v Eli Lilly Australia Pty Ltd, unreported, FCA, 24 May 1996 CASES CITED : CGU Insurance Ltd v Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad [2001] FCA 1223; 187 ALR 279 Panasonic Australia Pty Ltd v Ngage Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 399 Riddick v Thames Board Mills Ltd [1977] 1 QB 881
Tony Papaconstuntinos - Plaintiff PARTIES : Peter Holmes à Court - 1st Defendant Shane Richardson - 2nd Defendant
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2006/13261
COUNSEL : R Weaver - Plaintiff R McHugh - Defendants
SOLICITORS : Slater & Gordon - Plaintiff Baker & McKenzie - Defendants
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION DEFAMATION LIST
SIMPSON J
Friday 15 September 2006
2006/13261 Tony Papaconstuntinos v Peter Holmes à Court & Anor
JUDGMENT 1 HER HONOUR: UCPR r 5.3(1) provides: "5.3 Discovery of documents from prospective defendant
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