Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd v Pavlovic & Ors; Pavlovic & Anor v Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 314

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd v Pavlovic & Ors; Pavlovic & Anor v Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 314 Hearing dates: 27 March 2017 Decision date: 31 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Gleeson JA Decision: (1) Insofar as and to the extent necessary, grant leave to Universal Music Australia Pty Limited and Modular Recordings Pty Limited to use the following affidavits of Mr Pavlovic, in proceedings numbered 2015/347134 (the Pavlovic proceedings) and proceedings numbered 2015/77691 (the Universal proceedings): (a) Affidavit of Stephen Pavlovic sworn 24 December 2015. (b) Affidavit of Stephen Pavlovic sworn 28 January 2016. (c) Affidavit of Stephen Pavlovic sworn 12 February 2016. (d) Affidavit of Stephen Pavlovic sworn 25 February 2016. (e) Affidavit of Stephen Pavlovic sworn 26 February 2016. (f) Affidavit of Stephen Pavlovic sworn 2 March 2016. (g) Affidavit of Stephen Pavlovic sworn 21 March 2016 (together, "the Pavlovic affidavits"). (2) Stand over to the trial the balance of par 1 of Universal's interlocutory process filed 19 March 2017, insofar as Universal seeks an order nunc pro tunc for leave to use the Pavlovic affidavits prior to the date of this order. (3) Costs of Universal's application filed 19 March 2017 shall be costs in the Pavlovic proceedings and the Universal proceedings. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – disclosure – interlocutory orders – where leave sought to rely on affidavit evidence sworn and served in response to disclosure orders – where grant of leave not opposed – whether imposition of conditions on grant of leave appropriate – whether grant of leave should be made nunc pro tunc. Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: 2015/77691 Universal Music Australia Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Stephen Pavlovic (First Defendant) Modularpeople Ltd (Second Defendant) Pavlovic Investments Pty Limited (Third Defendant) Angela Margaret Pavlovic (Fourth Defendant) Modular Recordings Pty Limited (Fifth Defendant) Modular Ideas Pty Limited (Sixth Defendant) Modular Ltd (Seventh Defendant) Modular Recordings Pty Ltd (Eighth Defendant)