Frigger v Professional Services of Australia Pty Ltd (No 4) [2023] FCA 980

Frigger v Professional Services of Australia Pty Ltd (No 4) [2023] FCA 980

Rule 24.24 does not permit production and inspection of documents in the custody of the Court for purposes of proceedings in another court; the application was not made for a forensic purpose in these proceedings and must be dismissed.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
17 August 2023
Procedural Posture
Interlocutory Application / Application for Orders for Production and Inspection of Documents
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
['interlocutory Applications' 'inspection of Documents' 'production of Evidence' 'subpoenas']
['practice and Procedure' 'commercial Law' 'corporations'] ['interlocutory Applications' 'inspection of Documents' 'production of Evidence' 'subpoenas']

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Procedural Posture

Interlocutory Application / Application for Orders for Production and Inspection of Documents

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether r 24.24 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) permits production and inspection of documents in custody of the Court for purposes of proceedings in another court' 'Whether the application is made for a forensic purpose in these proceedings']

Ratio Decidendi

Rule 24.24 does not permit production and inspection of documents in the custody of the Court for purposes of proceedings in another court; the application was not made for a forensic purpose in these proceedings and must be dismissed.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • ["The plaintiffs' interlocutory application filed 14 August 2023 for orders for production and inspection of documents in the custody of the Court be dismissed." 'There be no order as to costs.']