Graphite Energy Pty Ltd & anor v Lloyd Energy Systems Pty Ltd & ors [2014] NSWSC 1326

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Graphite Energy Pty Ltd & anor v Lloyd Energy Systems Pty Ltd & ors [2014] NSWSC 1326 Hearing dates: Thursday 25 September 2014 Decision date: 26 September 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Corporations List Before: Brereton J Decision: 1. Order for discovery of classes of document subject to additional condition that they are relevant to a fact in issue namely whether the first defendant had the ability to pay all or part of the moneys due to the first plaintiff and/or the second plaintiff under the loan agreement, but not of certain classes not shown to be relevant. 2. Order for production of documents specified in notice to produce, but not of classes of unspecified documents. 3. Paragraphs of statement of claim struck out with leave to replead. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - discovery and interrogatories - discovery and inspection of documents - Practice Note Supreme Court Equity 11 - status of practice note - practice note guides but does not govern - where both parties have served evidence but some is otustanding - exceptional ciurcumstances not required but if required established - necessity - requirement to frame classes by reference to a fact in issue

PROCEDURE - discovery and interrogatories - notice to produce documents - whether constrained by Practice Note SC Eq 11 - requirement of specificity - enforcemenr PROCEDURE - pleadings - documents - requirement to plead effect of terms and not merely incorporate same by reference Legislation Cited: (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 61, 68 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 14.9, 21.2, r 21.10, r 21.11, 22.1(4), 24.10, 33.4, 34.1 Cases Cited: Armstrong Strategic Management and Marketing Pty Ltd & Ors v Expense Reduction Analysts Group Pty Ltd & Ors [2012] NSWSC 393 Associated Dominion Assurance Society Pty Ltd v Sir John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1952) 72 WN(NSW) 250 Bauen Constructions Pty Ltd v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2014] NSWSC 683 Boyle v Downs [1979] 1 NSWLR 192 Douglas Corporation Pty Ltd v Currico Nominees Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 113 Gale v Denman Picture Houses Ltd [1930] 1 KB 588 In the matter of Gerard Cassegrain & Co Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 241 Hennessy v Wright (1888) 4 QBD 445 James v Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc [2013] NSWSC 402 Kursell v Timber Operators & Contractors Ltd [1927] 1KB 298 Leda Manorstead Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2012] NSWSC 913 Leighton International v Hodges; Thiess v Reinforced Earth [2012] NSWSC 458 Leitch v Abbott (1886) 31 Ch D 274 Lyons v Kern Constructions (Townsville) Pty Ltd (FCA, 22 February 1983, unreported) In the matter of Mempoll Pty Ltd, Anakin Pty Ltd and Gold Kings (Australia) Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1057 Metgasco Ltd v Minister for Resources and Energy [2014] NSWSC 908 Norris v Kandiah [2007] NSWSC 1296 The Owners Strata Plan SP 69567 v Baseline Constructions Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 502 Pelechowski v Registrar, Court of Appeal (1999) 198 CLR 435 Penrith Rugby League Club Ltd v Brown [2004] NSWSC 1182 Percy v General Motors-Holden Pty Ltd [1975] 1 NSWLR 289 Procter v Kalivis [2009] FCA 795 Quilter v Heatly (1883) 23 Ch D 42 RSA (Moorevale Station) Pty Ltd v VDM CCE Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 534 Russell v Stubbs [1913] 2 KB 200 Schutt v Queenan & Anor [2000] NSWCA 341 Trade Practices Commission v CC(NSW) Pty Ltd (1995) 58 FCR 426 Waynes Merthyr Co v D Radford & Co [1896] 1 Ch 29 Weir v Greening [1957] VR 296 Wiedeman v Walpole (1890) 24 QBD 537 Yamazaki v Mustaca [1999] NSWSC 1083 Texts Cited: Practice Note Supreme Court Equity 11 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Graphite Energy Pty Ltd (first plaintiff) Capri Trading Nominees Pty Ltd (second plaintiff) Lloyd Energy Systems Pty Ltd (first defendant) Lewis Family Investments Pty Ltd (second defendant) Grandsky Pty Limited (third defendant) Representation: Counsel: M K Condon SC w J A English (plaintiffs) D G Healey (first and third defendants) Solicitors: Russells (plaintiffs) Bridges Lawyers (first and third defendants) File Number(s): 2013/371285