Robert Ho v Paul Mervyn Fordyce t/as PMF Legal Trading [2015] NSWSC 544

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Robert Ho v Paul Mervyn Fordyce t/as PMF Legal Trading [2015] NSWSC 544 Hearing dates: 17 December 2014 Date of orders: 05 May 2015 Decision date: 05 May 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Rein J Decision: At [84] Catchwords: EQUITY- Seeking to have orders made ex parte set aside - Allegations of non-disclosure - Issue of requirements for an Anton Piller order - Whether report from computer forensic experts should be received in evidence on the application to set aside orders - Consideration of the significance of that report - Address for service P.O box - Connection between independent solicitor and applicant solicitor - Applicants ability to meet undertaking as to damages from assets within Australia Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Anton Piller KG v Manufacturing Processes Ltd [1976] Ch 55, 62 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Rich [2009] NSWSC 1456 Australia's Residential Builder Pty Ltd v Wiederstein (2014) VSC 430 Brags Electrics Pty Ltd t/as Inscope Building Technologies v Gregory [2010] NSWSC 1205 Bull v Lee (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 362 Dalglish v Jarvie (1850) 2 Mac & G 231 Garrard t/as Arthur Anderson & Co v Email Furniture Pty Ltd (1993) 32 NSWLR 662 Geneva Laboratories Ltd v Nguyen [2014] FCA 1270 Halpin v Lumley General Insurance Limited (2009) 78 NSWLR 265 Ho v Fordyce (ex parte) [2014] NSWSC 1404 Kelly v Mosman Municipal Council (2010) 178 LGERA 136 Law Society of New South Wales, Council of v Foreman (No 2) (1994) 34 NSWLR 408 Liberty Financial Pty Ltd v Scott [2002] FCA 345 Markus v Provincial Insurance Co Ltd (1983) 25 NSWCCR 1 Short v Burn [2012] NSWSC 695 Thomas A Edison Ltd v Bullock (1912) 15 CLR 679 Texts Cited: N/A Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Robert Ho (Plaintiff) Rhodium NSW Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff) The Trading House Pty Ltd (Third Plaintiff) Paul Mervyn Fordyce t/as PMF Legal Trading (First Defendant) PMF Legal Limited (Second Defendant) Daniel John Papps (Third Defendant) Daniel Alejandro Cravero (Fourth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr D. Kelly (Plaintiff) PMF Legal Trading (Defendants)