Creighton Charles Chand v Madeline Claire Worsley [2019] NSWDC 136

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Creighton Charles Chand v Madeline Claire Worsley [2019] NSWDC 136 Hearing dates: 12 April 2019 Date of orders: 18 April 2019 Decision date: 18 April 2019 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Strathdee, DCJ Decision: (1) The Crown Solicitor has standing to appear for the Respondents on their motions to set the subpoenas aside. (2) The subpoenas are set aside. (3) The plaintiff is to pay the Crown Solicitor's costs of the motions. (4) No order as to the defendant's costs of the motions. Catchwords: CIVIL – practice and procedure – subpoenas – setting aside – proper approach – two-step process – relevant considerations MOTOR ACCIDENTS COMPENSATION ACT – bias – independence of assessors – competent but not compellable – jurisdiction of District Court – prospective challenge to constitution of review panel Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW) Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: AG (NSW) v Chidgey [2008] NSWCCA 65 Attorney General for New South Wales v Dylan Chidgey (2008) 182 A Crim R 536 [2008] NSWCCA 65 Carroll v AG (NSW) (1993) 70 A CrimR 162 ICAP Australia v BGC Partners (Australia) [2009] NSWCA 307 Regina v Saleam [1999] NSWCCA 86 Rinehart v Rinehart [2018] NSWSC 1102 Southern Pacific Hotel Services Inc v Southern Pacific Hotel Corporation [1984] 1 NSWLR 710 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Creighton Charles Chand (Plaintiff) Madeline Claire Worsley (Defendant) NSW Crown Solicitor Representation: Counsel: Mr R O'Keefe appeared for the Plaintiff Ms J Lucy appeared for the Defendant Mr J Emmett appeared for the NSW Crown Solicitor