Armstrong Strategic Management and Marketing v Expense Reduction Analysis Group [2013] NSWSC 1702

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Armstrong Strategic Management and Marketing v Expense Reduction Analysis Group [2013] NSWSC 1702 Hearing dates: 15/11/2013 Decision date: 15 November 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Commercial List Before: McDougall J Decision: Order for further informal discovery; directions for evidence. Catchwords: PRACTICE & PROCEDURE - Practice Note SC Eq 11 - discovery - where discovery ordered prior to commencement of Practice Note SC Eq 11 - where numerous additional potentially relevant documents located after commencement of Practice Note - whether party obliged to provide discoverable documents Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Armstrong Strategic Management and Marketing Pty Ltd (First plaintiff) Armstrong Consulting Pty Ltd (Second plaintiff) Ken Armstrong (Third plaintiff) Expense Reduction Analysts Group Pty Ltd (First defendant) ERA Insurance Services Pty Ltd (Second defendant) Expense Reduction Analysts Australasia Pty Ltd (Third defendant) Stuart Roy Michael (Fourth defendant) Ronald Clucas (Fifth defendant) Charles Frederick Marfleet (Sixth defendant) Eragics Limited (Seventh defendant) Expenses Reduction Analysts International Ltd (Eighth defendant) Keith John Chapman (Ninth defendant) Anthony Frederick Dormer (Tenth defendant) Representation: Counsel: CN Bova (Plaintiffs) EAJ Hyde (Fourth, fifth, sixth, ninth and tenth defendants) JK Dormer (Solicitor)(First and third defendants) Solicitors: Marque Lawyers (Plaintiffs) Norton Rose Australia (Fourth, fifth, sixth, ninth and tenth defendants) Kresdon Dormers (First and third defendants) File Number(s): 2011/76919