NHB Enterprises Pty Ltd v Corry (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 272

NHB Enterprises Pty Ltd v Corry (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 272

The motion was dismissed because the evidence did not establish that Mr Corry lacked the financial means to comply with the supervised access conditions. The Court considered it inappropriate to reconsider the access regime on a broader procedural fairness basis when the relevant facts, including Mr Corry's financial position and the circumstances justifying supervision, were not fully before the Court.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
12 March 2020
Procedural Posture
Interlocutory Application in Contempt Proceedings / Notice of Motion Dated 6 February 2020 to Vary Orders Governing Access to Computers and Devices
Outcome
Notice of Motion dismissed; costs reserved.
Legal Topics
['breach of Search Orders' 'access to Documents and Devices' 'supervision by Legal Representative' 'procedural Fairness' 'costs']
['procedure' 'contempt'] ['breach of Search Orders' 'access to Documents and Devices' 'supervision by Legal Representative' 'procedural Fairness' 'costs']

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Procedural Posture

Interlocutory Application in Contempt Proceedings / Notice of Motion Dated 6 February 2020 to Vary Orders Governing Access to Computers and Devices

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the orders requiring Mr Corry's access to computers and devices to be supervised by his legal representative should be varied because he could not afford legal representation." "Whether the access regime unjustifiably restricted Mr Corry's entitlement to see the evidence against him in contempt proceedings." 'Whether costs of the Notice of Motion should follow the event or be reserved.']

Ratio Decidendi

The motion was dismissed because the evidence did not establish that Mr Corry lacked the financial means to comply with the supervised access conditions. The Court considered it inappropriate to reconsider the access regime on a broader procedural fairness basis when the relevant facts, including Mr Corry's financial position and the circumstances justifying supervision, were not fully before the Court.

Court Disposition

Notice of Motion dismissed; costs reserved.

Orders

  • ["Order that the applicant's Notice of Motion dated 6 February 2020 be dismissed." 'Order that the costs of the proceedings on the Notice of Motion be reserved to the Judge hearing the contempt charges.']