Erutuf Pty Limited -v- Westpac Banking Corporation Limited [2014] NSWSC 1679

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Erutuf Pty Limited -v- Westpac Banking Corporation Limited [2014] NSWSC 1679 Hearing dates: 4 November 2014 Decision date: 27 November 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Nicholas AJ Decision: Plaintiff entitled to an order for preliminary discovery Catchwords: PROCEDURE - Discovery - Application for preliminary discovery - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 5.3(1)(a) - Whether plaintiff may have a claim for relief- where plaintiff had made reasonable enquiries- whether an order for preliminary discovery should be made Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Barnes v Addy (1874) LR 9 Ch App 244 Hatfield v TCN Channel 9 Pty Ltd (2010) NSWCA 69 St George Bank Limited v Rabo Australia Limited (2004) FCA 1360 Steffen v ANZ Banking Group Limited (2009) NSWSC 666 Re Idylic Solutions Pty Ltd: ASIC v Hobbs (2012) NSWSC 1276 ASIC v McDougall (2006) FCA 427 Karl Suleman Enterprizes (in Liq) v Babanour (2004) NSWCA 214 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Erutuf Pty Limited - Plaintiff Westpac Banking Corporation - Defendant Representation: Counsel: A.C. Bell SC with C.H. Cassimatis - Plaintiff S.G. Finch SC with S.A. Lawrance -Defendant Solicitors: Levitt Robinson - Plaintiff Allens, Solicitors - Defendant File Number(s): 2014/225900