Welker v Rinehart (No 9) [2012] NSWSC 839

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Welker v Rinehart (No 9) [2012] NSWSC 839 Hearing dates: 9 May 2012, written submissions 11 May 2012 Decision date: 25 July 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Brereton J Decision: The First Defendant produce the document sought Catchwords: PRACTICE & PROCEDURE - Notice to produce documents - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules r 21.10(1)(a) - whether document or thing referred to

PRACTICE & PROCEDURE - Notice to produce documents - application to set aside - defect in form - whether substantial compliance with rule is sufficient - UCPR r 21.10

PRACTICE & PROCEDURE - Notice to produce documents - application to set aside - whether time for compliance is reasonable - UCPR r 21.11 Legislation Cited: (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 21.10, r 21.11(1), r 34.1 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 68 Cases Cited: Welker v Rinehart [2012] NSWSC 588 Bidald Consulting Pty Ltd v Miles Special Builders Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 977 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Hope Rinehart Welker (First plaintiff) John Langley Hancock (Second plaintiff) Bianca Hope Rinehart (Third plaintiff) Gina Hope Rinehart (First Defendant) Ginia Hope Frances Rinehart (Second defendant) Representation: Counsel: Dr A Bell SC w Mr DFC Thomas (Plaintiffs) Mr S Rushton SC w Mr C Bova (First defendant) Mr W Flynn (Second defendant) Solicitors: Johnson Winter & Slattery (Plaintiffs) Corrs Chambers Westgarth (First defendant) Gadens (Second defendant) File Number(s): 2011/285907