P10 v D10 [2014] NSWSC 688

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: P10 v D10 [2014] NSWSC 688 Hearing dates: 16/05/2014 Decision date: 30 May 2014 Before: Fullerton J Decision: 1. Notice of motion dismissed. 2. The plaintiff to produce as if under a subpoena properly served in accordance with the Supreme Court Rules the following documents: Any affidavits or statements sworn or made by the plaintiff, filed and/or read in any court proceedings from 1 January 2012 in respect of any application for parenting orders/custody of the plaintiff's children and/or any dispute relating to parenting orders/custody of the children that relate to the plaintiff's capacity to care for her children. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - subpoena for production of documents - notice of motion seeking to set aside subpoena - whether subpoena is substitute for discovery - whether subpoena an abuse of process - relevance - whether legitimate forensic purpose - "on the cards" test - medical negligence proceedings and related claim for damages - family law proceedings Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) Family Law Rules 2004 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alister v R [1984] HCA 85; 154 CLR 404 Attorney General for New South Wales v Chidgey [2008] NSWCCA 65 O'Shane v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 93 R v Salem (1997) 96 A Crim R 421 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: P10 (Plaintiff/Applicant) D10 (Defendant/Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Bartley SC / L Mathias (Plaintiff/Applicant) SA Woods (Defendant/Respondent) Solicitors: Colquhoun Murphy Barristers and Solicitors (Plaintiff/Applicant) Curwoods Legal Services (Defendant/Respondent) File Number(s): 2010/288957