Hawksford v Hawksford [2006] NSWSC 1285

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Hawksford v Hawksford [2006] NSWSC 1285

HEARING DATE(S) : 18/09/06 JURISDICTION : Equity

JUDGMENT OF : Brereton J

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 09/18/2006

DECISION : Application adjourned to hearing of motion for discovery.

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE – Discovery – Subpoenas - Abuse of process – where subpoena issued seeking production of documents the subject of contested applications for discovery – whether application to set aside order for access and to set aside subpoenas should be heard instanter or with specially fixed motion for discovery.

Michael Jeffrey Hawksford (P1) Calm Family Investment Pty Ltd ACN 000 067 553 860 (P2) Heads and Threads Pty Ltd ACN 000 549 628 (P3) PARTIES : Brett Paul Hawksford (D1) BHM Management Pty Ltd ACN 065 451 327 (D2) Bremick Pty Ltd ACN 000 496 131 (D3) BMB Investments Pty Ltd ACN 000 223 745 (D4)

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3487/05

COUNSEL : GKJ Rich (P1) (Respondent) E Patakas (sol) (Ds) (Applicant)

SOLICITORS : Clayton Utz (P) (Respondent) Evangelos Patakos & Associates (Ds) (Applicant)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION DUTY LIST

BRERETON J

Monday 18 September 2006

3487/05 Michael Jeffrey Hawksford & 2 Ors v Brett Hawksford & 3 Ors JUDGMENT (Ex tempore) 1 HIS HONOUR: In the substantive proceedings, the defendants apply for leave under Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 237, to intervene (in other proceedings in the Court) on behalf of Bremick Pty Limited and BMB Investments Pty Limited. On 13 July 2006, the plaintiffs filed an interlocutory process seeking, inter alia, that the first and second defendants, Brett Hawksford and BHM Management Pty Ltd, give discovery of documents in classes specified in an annexed request for discovery, which classes include: (3) All bank statements for National Australia Bank account BSB 084-862 account number 571735019 operated solely or jointly by Brett Hawksford or BHM from 1 January 2004 to May 2006.