Mizuho Bank Ltd v Ackroyd (No 3) [2018] NSWSC 54

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mizuho Bank Ltd v Ackroyd (No 3) [2018] NSWSC 54 Hearing dates: 2 February 2018 Decision date: 02 February 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: (1) Paragraph 1 of the defendant's Notice to Produce dated 29 January 2018 be set aside. (2) Plaintiff's Amended Notice of Motion of 2 February 2018 be otherwise dismissed. Catchwords: PRATICE AND PROCEDURE – notice to produce served after disclosure of documents given – imminent trial date – defendant in effect seeking further disclosure – whether defendant should show necessity as if Practice Note SC Eq 11 applied – or whether sufficient to show relevance Legislation Cited: Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Azzi v Volvo [2006] NSWSC 283 Graphite Energy Pty Ltd v Lloyd Energy Systems Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1326 National Employers' Mutual General Insurance Association Ltd v Waind & Hill [1978] 1 NSWLR 372 Texts Cited: Practice Note SC Eq 11 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Mizuho Bank Ltd (Plaintiff/Applicant) Mark Anthony Ackroyd (Defendant/Respondent) Representation: Counsel: G E S Ng (Plaintiff/Applicant) A M Stewart SC with J C Conde (Defendant/Respondent)

Solicitors: Ashurst Australia (Plaintiff/Applicant) Thynne & Macartney (Defendant/Respondent) File Number(s): SC 2016/178533