Hancock & Anor v Bilinsky [2007] NSWSC 915

Hancock & Anor v Bilinsky [2007] NSWSC 915

The applicants, having made reasonable enquiries and unable to obtain sufficient information to decide whether to sue, are entitled to preliminary discovery of the respondent's disk under Rule 5.3(1) of the UCPR, as forensic access to the disk could yield evidence crucial to their decision.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
22 August 2007
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Discovery Application / Judgment on Preliminary Discovery Application
Outcome
Preliminary discovery granted; issues of costs and court expert appointment reserved.
Legal Topics
['preliminary Discovery' 'deceit' 'document Discovery' 'legal Professional Privilege']
['civil Procedure' 'torts'] ['preliminary Discovery' 'deceit' 'document Discovery' 'legal Professional Privilege']

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Procedural Posture

Preliminary Discovery Application / Judgment on Preliminary Discovery Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether preliminary discovery should be granted under r 5.3 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW)' 'Whether applicants have made reasonable enquiries to justify preliminary discovery' 'Whether evidence supports a potential claim in deceit against the respondent']

Ratio Decidendi

The applicants, having made reasonable enquiries and unable to obtain sufficient information to decide whether to sue, are entitled to preliminary discovery of the respondent's disk under Rule 5.3(1) of the UCPR, as forensic access to the disk could yield evidence crucial to their decision.

Court Disposition

Preliminary discovery granted; issues of costs and court expert appointment reserved.

Orders

  • ["The respondent is to provide preliminary discovery of the disk referred to in paragraph [24] of this judgment to the applicants' solicitor within 14 days." 'The issues of firstly, costs and secondly, whether a Court appointed expert should be appointed are reserved.']