Joan Street & 7 ors v Luna Park Sydney Pty Ltd & 1 or [2006] NSWSC 95

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Joan Street & 7 ors v Luna Park Sydney Pty Ltd & 1 or [2006] NSWSC 95

HEARING DATE(S) : 9 February 2006

JUDGMENT DATE : 9 February 2006

JUDGMENT OF : Brereton J

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 02/09/2006

DECISION : Paragraphs [13], [14], [15], [16].

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - EVIDENCE - Subpoenas and Notices to Produce - Standing to apply to set aside - relevance

LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW), Pt 37 r 8 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 33.4(1)

Botany Bay Instrumentation & Control Pty Ltd v Stewart [1984] 3 NSWLR 98 Brand v Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd [2001] NSWSC 425 Compsyd Pty Ltd v Streamline Travel Services Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 648 CASES CITED : Joye v Rehuxo [1999] NSWSC 785 Marcel v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [1991] 2 WLR 1118 Portal Software v Bodsworth [2005] NSWSC 1115 Re ACI International Limited (1986) 11 ACLR 240 Trade Practices Commission v Arnotts Ltd (1989) 21 FCR 306 Wran v Australian Broadcasting Commission [1984] 3 NSWLR 241

PARTIES : Joan Street & 7 ors Luna Park Pty Ltd & 1 or

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2267/05

COUNSEL : T Alexis SC & P Sibtain (P) G Parker SC & M Baird (D)

SOLICITORS : Wise Legal (P) Clayton Utz Lawyers (D)

- 1 - IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION

BRERETON J

Thursday 9 February 2006

2267/05 Joan Street & 7 ors v Luna Park Sydney Pty Ltd & 1 or JUDGMENT (ex tempore) 1 HIS HONOUR: On 20 December 2005 the defendant caused subpoenas to be issued addressed to Stanley Roth, John Roth, Henroth Investments Pty Limited and Henroth Pty Limited, which sought production of documents described in the following terms: 1. All documents constituting, recording or relating to the arrangements, agreements, or understandings, recording or relating to the payment of, or liability for, costs of the proceedings, including (but not limited to) any documents constituting, recording or relating to any: (a) costs sharing; (b) indemnity for costs; (c) costs apportionment; or (d) litigation funding, between or amongst any of the plaintiffs and/or between each or any of the plaintiffs and any other person or persons, including (but not limited to) any of the following: (i) Stanley Roth; (ii) John Roth; (iii) Henroth Investments Pty Ltd; or (iv) Henroth Pty Ltd.