In the matter of Felan’s Fisheries Pty Limited [2017] NSWSC 1347

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Felan's Fisheries Pty Limited [2017] NSWSC 1347 Hearing dates: 27 September 2017 Decision date: 05 October 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: The Court rules on the subpoenas in the manner indicated and makes no order as to costs of the application. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Subpoenas — Application to set aside — where subpoenas partly overlap with earlier applications for discovery – whether subpoenas have legitimate forensic purpose Legislation Cited: - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 33.4 Cases Cited: - Azzi v Volvo [2006] NSWSC 283 - City of Sydney v Streetscape Projects (Australia) Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 980 - ICAP Australia Pty Ltd v BGC Partners (Aust) Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 307 - Portal Software International Pty Ltd v Bodsworth [2005] NSWSC 1115 - Re Beechworth Land Estates Pty Ltd (admins apptd) and Griffith Estates Pty Ltd (admins apptd) [2014] NSWSC 1743 - Re Felan's Fisheries Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1262 - Re Felan's Fisheries Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1273 - Sharpe v Grobbel [2017] NSWSC 1065 - Thomas v SMP (International) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] NSWSC 870 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Felan's Fisheries Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Sydney Fish Market Pty Limited (First Defendant) SFM Tenants and Merchants Pty Limited (Second Defendant) Bruce James Standen (Third Defendant) Grahame Richard Turk (Fourth Defendant) John Samuel Symonds (Fifth Defendant) William John Gallagher (Sixth Defendant) Sandra Margaret Hook (Seventh Defendant) Terry Con Poulos (Eighth Defendant) Harry Kouros (Ninth Defendant) Gregory George Imisides (Tenth Defendant) Nicholas Peter Manettas (Eleventh Defendant) George Apostolakis (Twelfth Defendant) John Jeffreson (Thirteenth Defendant) Ross Geoffrey Fidden (Fourteenth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Fraser (Solicitor) (Plaintiff) J C Hewitt (First Defendant) N J Kidd (Third to Ninth and Twelfth to Fourteenth Defendants)