Glad Corporate Services v Demet Taskin [2016] NSWSC 1532

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Glad Corporate Services v Demet Taskin [2016] NSWSC 1532 Hearing dates: 30 September 2016 Date of orders: 31 October 2016 Decision date: 31 October 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Slattery J Decision: Access to the documents sought on the seven subpoenas granted to both parties. Defendants/cross-claimants given first access to all documents. Directions made in the event of argument about costs. Catchwords: SUBPOENAS – defendants/cross-claimants apply to set aside seven subpoenas issued to third parties by the plaintiffs/cross-defendants – no objection taken by the recipients of the subpoenas to the production of the documents requested - whether access to the documents sought will serve a legitimate forensic purpose in the proceedings. Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), Part 3.6 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.1 ("UCPR") Cases Cited: Alister v R (1984) 154 CLR 404 Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales v Dylan Chidgey [2008] NSWCCA 65 R v Saleam [1999] NSWCCA 86 Waind v Hill and National Employers' Mutual General Insurance Association Ltd (1978) 1 NSWLR 372 Category: Principal judgment Parties: First Plaintiff: Glad Corporate Services Pty Ltd Second Plaintiff: Glad Group Pty Ltd Third Plaintiff: Natajle Iloski

First Defendant: Demet Taskin Second Defendant: Tanem Taskin Representation: Counsel: Plaintiffs: K. Nomchong SC and A.Britt Defendants: J. Williams