Michael Wilson and Partners Limited v Robert Colin Nicholls [2008] NSWSC 523

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Michael Wilson and Partners Limited v Robert Colin Nicholls [2008] NSWSC 523

HEARING DATE(S) : 12/05/08, 13/05/08, 20/05/08, 23/05/08, 26/05/08 JURISDICTION : Equity Division Commercial List

JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 26 May 2008

DECISION : Documents remained subject to Harman undertaking.

CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Tender of documents on interlocutory application - Whether documents part of public domain -

LEGISLATION CITED : Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW)

CATEGORY : Procedural and other rulings

CASES CITED : Ainsworth v Hanrahan (1991) 25 NSWLR 155 Esso Australia Resources Limited v Plowman (Minister for Energy & Minerals) (1995) 183 CLR 10

Michael Wilson & Partners (Plaintiff) Robert Colin Nicholls (First Defendant) David Ross Slater (Second Defendant) PARTIES : Temujin Services Limited (Third Defendant) Temujin International Limited (Fourth Defendant) Temujin International FZE (Fifth Defendant) Shaikenov & Partners, LLP (Sixth Defendant) Scoulton Holdings Limited (Seventh Defendant)

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50151/06

Mr M Walton SC, Mr J Drake (Plaintiff) Mr A Fox (Second to Fifth Defendants mention for First Defendant) COUNSEL : Ms Shand (solicitor) (PJT Corporate Services, a non-party) Ms K Virtue (Solicitor) (Sokol Holdings Inc and Frontier Mining Ltd)

Clayton Utz (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Henry Davis York (First to Fifth Defendants) Shand & Associates (PJT Corporate Services, a non-party) Allens Arthur Robinson (Sokol Holdings Inc and Frontier Mining Ltd)