Singtel Optus Pty Limited & Ors v Almad Pty Limited & Ors [2011] NSWSC 492

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Singtel Optus Pty Limited & Ors v Almad Pty Limited & Ors [2011] NSWSC 492 Hearing dates: 23 May 2011 Decision date: 27 May 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Commercial List Before: Bergin CJ in Eq Decision: Search orders set aside Catchwords: [SEARCH ORDERS] - whether ex parte search orders should be set aside for material non-disclosure - orders executed and documents and things seized and held by independent solicitor - whether documents should be returned to the defendants or produced to court Cases Cited: Anton Pillar KG v Manufacturing Processes Ltd & Ors [1976] 1 Ch 55 Austress Freyssinet Pty Ltd v Joseph [2006] NSWSC 77 Brags Electrics Pty Ltd trading as Inscope Building Technologies v Gregory [2010] NSWSC 1205 Cokinos v Walker [2007] NSWSC 1040 Frigo v Culhaci [1998] NSWCA 88 Principal Financial Group Pty Ltd v Vella [2011] NSWSC 327 Walter Rau Neusser Oel Und Fett AG v Cross Pacific Trading Ltd [2005] FCA 955 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Singtel Optus Pty Limited (1st Plaintiff) Optus Networks Pty Limited (2nd Plaintiff) Optus Administration Pty Ltd (3rd Plaintiff) Almad Pty Limited (1st Defendant) Sumo Distribution & Storage Pty Ltd (2nd Defendant) Leon Mark Curtis (3rd Defendant) Craig Hasler (4th Defendant) PJC333 Pty Limited (5th Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Stoljar SC/D Mackay (Plaintiffs) Mr Aldridge SC/JT Johnson (3rd and 5th Defendants) Solicitors: Minter Ellison (Plaintiffs) MCW Lawyers (3rd and 5th Defendants) File Number(s): 2011/00139541