NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : HIH Insurance Ltd (In Liquidation) v General Re Insurance Australia Ltd & OrsFAI Insurance Ltd (In Liquidation) & Ors v Guy Carpenter & Co Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 128
HEARING DATE(S) : 03/03/06
JUDGMENT DATE : 10 March 2006
JUDGMENT OF : Hoeben J at 1
DECISION : In each matter the application for access to documents is refused. In each case the applicant is to pay the costs of the respondent.
CATCHWORDS : Non-party access to court file - significance of Supreme Court Practice Note - limitations on "principle of open justice" - need for non-party seeking access to demonstrate that access should be granted.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Rich & Ors (2001) 51 NSWLR 643 CASES CITED : John Fairfax Publications Pty Limited v Ryde Local Court (2005) 62 NSWLR 512 Seven Network Limited v News Limited (No 9) [2005] FCA 1394
HIH Insurance Ltd (In Liq) & Anor - Plaintiffs PARTIES : General Reinsurance Australia Limited - Defendant FAI Insurance Ltd (In Liquidation) & Ors - Plaintiffs Guy Carpenter & Co Pty Ltd & Ors - Defendants
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20300/04; 20033/04
Mr JK Kirk - plaintiff HIH DS Weinberger - General Re COUNSEL : Ms EA Collins - plaintiff FAI Mr M Pembroke SC/T Faulkner - Guy Carpenter
Blake Dawson Waldron - HIH Insurance Ltd (In Liq) SOLICITORS : Clayton Utz - FAI Insurance Ltd (In Liq) Allens Arthur Robinson - General Re Ebsworth & Ebsworth - Guy Carpenter
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION
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