Zreika v El Haddad [2017] NSWDC 415

The subpoena was set aside because there was no reasonable basis, beyond speculation, to believe that the plaintiff's phone records would materially assist on an identified issue in the absence of any specific pleadings, particulars, or founded suspicions of fraud or dishonesty; thus, the subpoena constituted a mere fishing expedition.

Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 05 May 2017
Procedural Posture: Civil / Interlocutory Motion to Set Aside Subpoena
Outcome: Application to set aside subpoena granted; costs ordered against second defendant; indemnity costs refused.
Legal Topics: ['subpoenas' 'legitimate Forensic Purpose' 'indemnity Costs']

['civil Procedure'] ['subpoenas' 'legitimate Forensic Purpose' 'indemnity Costs']

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Procedural Posture

Civil / Interlocutory Motion to Set Aside Subpoena

Legal Issues

1 ['Whether the subpoena to Optus Mobile Pty Ltd should be set aside for lack of a legitimate forensic purpose' 'Whether the plaintiff is entitled to indemnity costs']

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Application to set aside subpoena granted; costs ordered against second defendant; indemnity costs refused.

Orders

['Set aside the subpoena to Optus Mobile Pty Ltd filed 29 March 2017.' "The second defendant pay the plaintiff's costs of the notice of motion." "The plaintiff's application for an indemnity costs order paid forthwith is refused."]