Caswell v Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 986

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Caswell v Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 986 Hearing dates: 9 August 2012 Decision date: 29 August 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Hallen AsJ Decision: (1) The Applicant's Notice of Motion dismissed with costs. (2) The Applicant should inform the Plaintiff, in writing, within 7 days, of its estimate of the reasonable costs that would be incurred by the Applicant in complying with the subpoena. (3) Liberty to either party to apply to the Court is granted to determine the issue of reasonableness of those costs in the event of disagreement. Catchwords: Subpoena service outside Australia - Whether power to grant leave - If so, whether, as a matter of discretion, power should be exercised Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Companies (NSW) Code Evidence on Commission Act 1995 Rules of the Supreme Court of Queensland Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) Service and Execution of Process Act 1901 (Cth) Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2005 (Vic) Supreme Court Rules 1970 The Hague Evidence Convention Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 United States Code (US) US Federal Procedure (§ 1782 of the United States Code) Cases Cited: Adams v Cape Industries plc [1990] 1 Ch 433 Aetna Pacific Securities Ltd v Hong Kong Bank of Australia Ltd (29 April 1993 Agar v Hyde [2000] HCA 41; (2000) 201 CLR 552 Anglo-African Steamship Co, Re 32 Ch D 348 Arhill Pty Ltd v General Terminal Co Pty Ltd (1990) 23 NSWLR 545 Austral Oil Estates Ltd (in liq), Re (1986) 7 NSWLR 440 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Yellow Page Marketing BV [2010] FCA 1218 Caswell v Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 387 Commonwealth of Australia v The Hospital Contribution Fund of Australia [1982] HCA 13; (1982) 150 CLR 49 CSR v Cigna [1997] HCA 33; (1996-7) 189 CLR 345 Deposit and Investment Co Ltd, Re (1991) 30 FCR 463 Fiduciary Ltd v Morningstar Research Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 381 Gao v Zhu [2002] VSC 64 Gosper v Sawyer 58 ALR 13 Hilton v Guyot [1895] USSC 185; (1895) 159 US 113 Ives v Lim [2010] WASCA 136 Levy Schneider v Caesarstone Australia Pty Ltd [2012] VSC 126 Mackinnon v Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette Securities Corporation [1986] 1 Ch 482 News Corporation Ltd v Lenfest Communications Inc (1996) 40 NSWLR 250 Okura & Co Ltd v Forsbacka Jernverks Aktiebolag [1914] 1 KB 715 Schneider v Caesarstone Australia Pty Ltd [2012] VSC 126 South India Shipping Corporation Ltd v Export-Import Bank of Korea [1985] 1 W.L.R. 585 Stemcor (A/sia) Pty Ltd v Oceanwave Line SA [2004] FCA 391 Sweeney v Howard [2007] NSWSC 262 Ward v Interag Pty Ltd [1985] 2 QdR 552 Waterhouse v Reid [1938] 1 K.B. 743 Wilson v United States (1911) 221 U.S. 361 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: David Allan Caswell (Plaintiff) Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd (Defendant) Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (Applicant) Representation: Counsel: Mr D Ash (Plaintiff) Mr T Mehigan (Applicant) Solicitors: L J Sharpe & Co (Plaintiff) Allens, Solicitors (Applicant) File Number(s): 2010/305708