BCI Media Group Pty Ltd v Corelogic Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2021] FCA 382

BCI Media Group Pty Ltd v Corelogic Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2021] FCA 382

The Court refused to excuse further compliance or vacate the 15 March 2021 orders because the preliminary discovery orders were appropriate when made, there had been no appeal or application to set them aside before the docket judge, the need for further time arose from the Prospective Respondents' delayed compliance, the orders retained utility notwithstanding commencement of Action NSD285/2021 because the same documents were likely to be discoverable in that proceeding, and the asserted urgency could be addressed by extending time rather than setting aside the orders.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
13 April 2021
Procedural Posture
Practice and Procedure Application Concerning Preliminary Discovery Under R 7.23 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (cth) / Prospective Respondents' Application to Be Excused From Further Compliance With Preliminary Discovery Orders and to Vacate Interlocutory Orders After the Prospective Applicant Commenced Substantive Proceedings
Outcome
Application dismissed; time for compliance extended; Prospective Respondents ordered to pay the Prospective Applicant's costs of and incidental to the hearing.
Legal Topics
['preliminary Discovery' 'interlocutory Orders' 'variation or Setting Aside of Orders' 'discovery Compliance' 'costs']
['practice and Procedure' 'intellectual Property' 'copyright and Industrial Designs'] ['preliminary Discovery' 'interlocutory Orders' 'variation or Setting Aside of Orders' 'discovery Compliance' 'costs']

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Procedural Posture

Practice and Procedure Application Concerning Preliminary Discovery Under R 7.23 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (cth) / Prospective Respondents' Application to Be Excused From Further Compliance With Preliminary Discovery Orders and to Vacate Interlocutory Orders After the Prospective Applicant Commenced Substantive Proceedings

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Prospective Respondents should be excused from further compliance with Orders 1 and 2 of the 12 November 2020 preliminary discovery orders.' 'Whether Orders 2-7 and 10 made on 15 March 2021 should be vacated under r 39.05(c) of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth).' "Whether BCI's commencement of substantive proceedings meant the preliminary discovery orders no longer had utility." 'Whether urgency arising from the time needed to retrieve logs from a third party storage owner justified setting aside or varying the orders.']

Ratio Decidendi

The Court refused to excuse further compliance or vacate the 15 March 2021 orders because the preliminary discovery orders were appropriate when made, there had been no appeal or application to set them aside before the docket judge, the need for further time arose from the Prospective Respondents' delayed compliance, the orders retained utility notwithstanding commencement of Action NSD285/2021 because the same documents were likely to be discoverable in that proceeding, and the asserted urgency could be addressed by extending time rather than setting aside the orders.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed; time for compliance extended; Prospective Respondents ordered to pay the Prospective Applicant's costs of and incidental to the hearing.

Orders

  • ['The application by the Prospective Respondents that they be excused from further compliance with Orders 1 and 2 of the 12 November 2020 orders is refused.' 'The application by the Prospective Respondents for the vacation of Orders 2-7 and 10 made on 15 March 2021 is refused.' 'The time within which the First,...