McLachlan v Browne (No 6) [2018] NSWSC 1951

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: McLachlan v Browne (No 6) [2018] NSWSC 1951 Hearing dates: 16 November 2018 Date of orders: 16 November 2018 Decision date: 16 November 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: McCallum J Decision: I order the Commissioner to pay the plaintiff's costs of the application relating to the public interest immunity claim Catchwords: COSTS – plaintiff's application for costs following the late abandonment of an interested party's application opposing access to documents produced on subpoena Category: Costs Parties: Proceedings 2018/34244: Craig McLachlan (plaintiff) Christie Whelan Browne (first defendant) Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (second defendant) Chief Commissioner of Police, Victoria Police (interested party)

Proceedings 2018/34257 Craig McLachlan (plaintiff) Christie Whelan Browne (first defendant) Australian Broadcasting Corporation (second defendant) Chief Commissioner of Police, Victoria Police (interested party) Representation: Counsel: M Richardson (plaintiff in both proceedings) J Treherne (defendants in both proceedings) T Glover (interested party)

Solicitors: Mark O'Brien Legal (plaintiff) Banki Haddock Fiora (1st defendant in both proceedings and 2nd defendant in 2018/34244 proceedings) ABC Legal & Business Affairs (2nd defendant in proceedings 2018/34257) Legal Services Department, Victoria Police (interested party) Crown Solicitor's Office (agent for legal representative of interested party) File Number(s): 2018/342442018/34257 Publication restriction: None