Crawford v Crawford (No 3) [2016] NSWSC 704

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Crawford v Crawford (No 3) [2016] NSWSC 704 Hearing dates: 30 May 2016 Decision date: 02 June 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity - Expedition List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Notices of motion dismissed Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – interlocutory issues – protection against revelation of culpable conduct – order for service of any affidavit on which the party wishes to rely – whether such order requires revelation of incriminating material – whether court can grant s 87 Civil Procedure Act certificate in circumstances where party chooses to rely on evidence which may tend to prove the person has engaged in culpable conduct; PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – subpoena – application to set aside –whether legitimate forensic purpose to be served by production of documents sought – whether reason to expect documents sought might be relevant to proceedings Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Re Streetscape Projects (Australia) Pty Ltd (Subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) [2013] NSWSC 355 Sheikholeslami v Tolcher [2009] NSWSC 920; 75 NSWLR 481 Song v Ying [2010] NSWCA 237; 79 NSWLR 442 Trade Practices Commission v Arnotts Ltd (No 2) (1989) 88 ALR 90 Vaughan Constructions Pty Ltd v Luong [2008] NSWSC 1033 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Alexia Leigh Crawford (Plaintiff/Respondent) Lorraine Josephine Crawford (First Defendant/Applicant) Peter Wayne Morris (Second Defendant/Applicant) Representation: Counsel: J S Emmett (Plaintiff/Respondent) D J Barnett (Defendants/Applicants)