In the matter of One.Tel Ltd (in liq) - SingTel Optus Pty Ltd v Weston [2010] NSWSC 1491

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : In the matter of One.Tel Ltd (in liq) - SingTel Optus Pty Ltd v Weston [2010] NSWSC 1491

HEARING DATE(S) : 1 & 9 December 2010

JUDGMENT DATE : 22 December 2010

JURISDICTION : Equity

JUDGMENT OF : Ward J

DECISION : Orders made setting aside and/or varying particular paragraphs in each of the respective Notices to Produce. Applications otherwise dismissed

CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE and PROCEDURE - applications to set aside notice to produce issued in relation to plaintiff's application for removal of special purpose liquidator - principles concerning when notices to produce will be set aside - HELD - both notices to produce set aside in part

Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW)

Alister v R (1984) 154 CLR 404 Associated Dominions Assurance Society Pty Ltd v John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd (1952) 72 WN (NSW) 250 Attorney-General (NSW) v Chidgey [2008] NSWCCA 65 Bengalla Mining Co Pty Ltd v Barclay Mowlem Construction Ltd [2001] NSWSC 93 Botany Bay Instrumentation and Control Limited v Stuart [1984] 3 NSWLR 98 Cadence Asset Management Pty Ltd v Concept Sports Ltd (2006) 58 ACSR 435 Carbotech-Australia Pty Ltd v Yates [2008] NSWSC 1151 City & Suburban Pty Ltd v Smith (1998) 28 ACSR 328 Cosco Holdings Pty Limited v Commissioner of Taxation (1997) 37 ATR 432 Deloughery v Weston [2010] NSWCA 148 GB, by his tutor, FB v Western Sydney Area Health Service [2010] NSWSC 181 ICAP Pty Limited v Moebes [2009] NSWSC 306 ICAP Australia Pty Ltd v BGC Partners (Australia) Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 307 Leslie v Hennessy [2000] FCA 1532 Leslie v Hennessy [2001] FCA 371 McGuirk v The University of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 1424 McLaughlin v Dungowan Manly (unreported, 14 July 2009, NSWSC) CASES CITED : McMahon v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 308 National Employers Mutual General Insurance Assn Ltd v Waind [1978] 1 NSWLR 372 National Employers Mutual General Insurance Assn Ltd v Waind (1979) 141 CLR 648; 24 ALR 86 Onefone Australia Pty Ltd v One.Tel Ltd [2003] NSWSC 1228; (2003) 48 ACSR 562 Onefone Australia Pty Ltd v One.Tel Ltd [2008] NSWSC 1335; (2008) 69 ACSR 290 Onefone Australia Pty Ltd v One.Tel Ltd (In Liq) [2009] NSWSC 1231; (2009) 74 ACSR 716 Peter Hanne & Associates Pty Ltd v Village Life Limited [2008] FCA 719 Petrotimor Companhia de Petroleos S.A.R.L. v Commonwealth of Australia [2002] FCA 18 Portal Software v Bodsworth [2005] NSWSC 1115 Nicholls v Michael Wilson and Partners Limited [2010] NSWCA 100 R v Saleam (1989) 16 NSWLR 14 Re Biposo Pty Ltd (1995) 17 ACSR 730 Seven Network Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2004] FCAFC 267; (2004) 140 FCR 170 Southern Pacific Hotel Services Inc v Southern Pacific Hotel Corp Ltd [1984] 1 NSWLR 710 Spencer Motors Pty Ltd v LNC Industries Ltd [1982] 2 NSWLR 921 The Commissioner for Railways v Small (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 564; 55 WN (NSW) 215 Trade Practices Commissioner v Arnotts Ltd (1989) 21 FCR 306 Universal Press Pty Limited v Provest Limited (unreported, FCA, 14/07/89) White v Tulloch (1995) 127 FLR 105