New Cap Reinsurance Corporation Ltd (in liq) v Daya [2008] NSWSC 763

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : New Cap Reinsurance Corporation Ltd (in liq) v Daya [2008] NSWSC 763

HEARING DATE(S) : 24 July 2008

JUDGMENT DATE : 25 July 2008

JURISDICTION : Equity

JUDGMENT OF : Austin J

DECISION : Notices to produce for inspection partly set aside

CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE & PROCEDURE - notices to produce for inspection under UCPR 21.10 - whether validity can be assessed under Part 34 - whether documents sought are relevant to facts in issue - whether, when deponent of affidavit says he has been "advised" by his solicitors, the affidavit refers to a document or thing for the purposes of rule 21.10(1)(a) - CORPORATIONS - winding up - liquidator's application for order under s 597A for filing of affidavit - whether Court has discretion to decline to make order - whether matters going to discretion are relevant to a fact in issue on the application - liquidator's application for order for production of documents under s 68 of Civil Procedure Act - facts in issue with respect to discretion

Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 68 LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 597A Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 (NSW), s 6 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules, rules 21.10, 34.1

British American Tobacco Australia Ltd v Peter Gordon [2006] NSWSC 1473 Dubai Bank Ltd v Galadari (No 2) [1990] 1 WLR 731 Expandable Ltd v Rubin [2008] EWCA Civ 59 Green (as liquidator of Arimco Mining Pty Ltd (in liq)) v CGU Insurance Ltd (2005) 215 ALR 612 CASES CITED : Jefferson Ford Pty Ltd v Ford Motor Co of Australia Pty Ltd [2007] VSC 450 King v GIO Australia Holdings Ltd [2001] FCA 1487 Marubeni Corporation v Alafouzos [1986] CA Transcript 996 Re BPTC Ltd (in liq) (No 2) (1992) 29 NSWLR 713 RP Data Ltd v Property Data Solutions Pty Ltd [2006] QSC 1 Shepherds Producers Co-operative Ltd (recrs & mgrs apptd) (in liq) (2006) 65 NSWLR 381