Vanguard Financial Planners Pty Ltd v Ale [2017] NSWSC 196

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Vanguard Financial Planners Pty Ltd v Ale [2017] NSWSC 196 Hearing dates: 6 March 2017 Date of orders: 06 March 2017 Decision date: 07 March 2017 Before: Gleeson JA Decision: The first defendant to pay the costs of the plaintiffs' Notice of Motion dated 20 February 2017. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – Costs – Interlocutory proceedings – where claim of privilege maintained in relation to subpoenaed documents – where consent orders permitting access ultimately made after complete capitulation of earlier held position – whether appropriate to order costs in favour of party filing motion to obtain access Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 42.1, 42.7 Cases Cited: Australian Securities and Investment Commission v Rich [2003] NSWSC 297 Gambro Pty Ltd v Fresenius Medical Care of Australia Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 581 R v Gold Coast City Council; Ex parte Raysun Pty Ltd [1971] QWN 13 Re The Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia; Ex Parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622 Category: Costs Parties: Vanguard Financial Planners Pty Ltd ACN 143 411 689 (First plaintiff) Mark Andrew Pauling (Second plaintiff) Jason Ale (First Defendant) Vanguard Accountants Pty Ltd ACN 117 612 316 (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: N Avery-Williams (Plaintiffs) S Tully (Defendants)

Solicitors: Harris Wheeler Lawyers (Plaintiffs) Roderick Storie Solicitors (Defendants) File Number(s): 2016/106309