In the matter of North Coast Transit Pty Limited [2013] NSWSC 1912

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of North Coast Transit Pty Limited [2013] NSWSC 1912 Hearing dates: 2 December 2013 Decision date: 18 December 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: Judgment delivered that subpoena should be set aside. Parties to bring in Short Minutes of Order to give effect to judgment. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - subpoenas - application for subpoena to be set aside - where subpoena is for contracts containing commercially sensitive information - where party issuing subpoena a member of the same industry - whether the production of confidential information would assist with the matter in issue - whether a legitimate forensic purpose for the subpoena - whether proposed analysis of subpoena documents falls within the proper scope of the valuation evidence - whether Practice Note SC 11 is applicable. Legislation Cited: - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 233, 233(1)(d), 461 - Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s 79 - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 33.4 Cases Cited: - Armstrong Strategic Management v Expense Reduction [2012] NSWSC 39 - Campbell v Back Office Investments Pty Ltd [2009] HCA 25; (2009) 238 CLR 304; (2009) 73 ACSR 1 - City of Sydney v Streetscape Projects (Australia) Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 364 - Commissioner for Railways v Small (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 564 - Dasreef Pty Ltd v Hawchar [2011] HCA 21; (2011) 243 CLR 588 - DCM Solar Pty Ltd (in liq) [2013] NSWSC 423 - HG v R [1999] HCA 2; (1999) 197 CLR 415 - Kenny & Good Pty Ltd Re MGICA (1992) Ltd [1999] HCA 25; (1999) 199 CLR 413 - Makita (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sprowles [2001] NSWCA 305; (2001) 52 NSWLR 705 - MMAL Rentals Pty Ltd v Bruning [2004] NSWCA 451; (2004) 63 NSWLR 167 - NAK Australia Pty Ltd v Starkey Consulting Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 1136 - National Employers Mutual General Association Ltd v Waind and Hill [1978] 1 NSWLR 372 - New Price Retail Services Pty Ltd v Hanna [2012] NSWSC 422 - Portal Software International Pty Ltd v Bodsworth [2005] NSWSC 1115 - Re Mempoll Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1057 - Read v Chang [2010] FamCA 876 - R v Saleam [1999] NSWCCA 86 - Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia [1907] HCA 82; (1907) 5 CLR 418 - Spencer Motors Pty Ltd v LNC Industries Ltd [1982] 2 NSWLR 921 - Trade Practices Commission v Arnotts Ltd (1989) 88 ALR 90 - Wain v Drapac [2013] VSC 381 - White and Tulloch v White (1995) 127 FLR 105; (1995) 18 Fam LR 696 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: North Coast Transit Pty Limited (First Plaintiff) George Mahendra Tisseverasinghe (Second Plaintiff) Busways Blacktown Pty Limited (First Defendant) Busways Campbelltown Pty Limited (Second Defendant) Busways Camden Pty Limited (Third Defendant) Keentell Pty Limited (Fourth Defendant) Busways Gosford Pty Limited (Fifth Defendant) Busways North Coast Pty Limited (Sixth Defendant) Busways Group Pty Limited (Seventh Defendant) Busways East Pty Limited (Eighth Defendant) Transit Nominees Pty Limited (Ninth Defendant) Bhaajayu Pty Limited (Tenth Defendant) South Pty Limited (Eleventh Defendant) Gabate Pty Limited (Twelfth Defendant) Verugu Pty Limited (Thirteenth Defendant) Richard Mark Rowe (Fourteenth Defendant) Stephen Grant Rowe (Fifteenth Defendant) Richard William Rowe (Sixteenth Defendant) Transit (NSW) Liverpool Pty Limited (Applicant) Transport for NSW (Applicant) ComfortDel Gro Cabcharge Pty Limited, Hillsbus Co Pty Limited, Neville's Bus Service Pty Ltd and Ingleburn Bus Service Pty Limited (Applicants) Representation: Counsel: S. Ipp (Plaintiffs) S. Robertson/L. Corbett (Eighth to Sixteenth Defendants) C.N. Bova (Transit NSW) Liverpool Pty Limited) J.A. Steele (Transport for NSW) R. Lancaser SC/S. Fendekian (ComfortDel Gro Cabcharge Pty Limited, Hillsbus Co Pty Ltd, Neville's Bus Service Pty Limited and Ingleburn Bus Service Pty Limited) Solicitors: Malouf Solicitors (Plaintiff) HWL Ebsworth (Eighth to Sixteenth Defendants) Corrs Chambers Westgarth (Transit (NSW) Liverpool Pty Limited) Norton Rose Fulbright (Transport for NSW) Piper Alderman (ComfortDel Gro Cabcharge Pty Ltd, Hillsbus Co Pty Limited, Neville's Bus Service Pty Limited and Ingleburn Bus Service Pty Limited) File Number(s): 2013/202580