Century v THLD (No 3) [2000] NSWSC 428

Century v THLD (No 3) [2000] NSWSC 428

Leave is granted to re-open the judgment before orders are entered because the relevant authority (Idoport) was overlooked and discovery principles require reconsideration; under Part 23 Supreme Court Rules, definition of relevance in rule 1(d) applies only to discovery orders under rule 3(3)(a), not to (b) or (c); documents giving rise to a train of inquiry may be discoverable under (b) and (c), and this aligns with the appellate reasoning in Idoport; thus, the previous reasons should be modified but the discovery orders for the categories in issue are affirmed.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
01 June 2000
Procedural Posture
Commercial Claim for Damages / Interlocutory Application Relating to Discovery; Leave to Re Open Judgment Before Order Entered
Outcome
Leave granted to re-open judgment before order entered; discovery orders affirmed with modified reasoning per Idoport; matter stood over.
Legal Topics
['discovery' 'relevance of Documents' 'train of Inquiry' 'leave to Re Open Judgment']
['civil Procedure' 'commercial Law'] ['discovery' 'relevance of Documents' 'train of Inquiry' 'leave to Re Open Judgment']

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Procedural Posture

Commercial Claim for Damages / Interlocutory Application Relating to Discovery; Leave to Re Open Judgment Before Order Entered

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether leave should be granted to re-open judgment before orders are passed and entered' 'Proper construction and application of Part 23 Supreme Court Rules, specifically rule 1(d) and rule 3 on discovery' "Whether 'train of inquiry' principle applies to discovery orders under Part 23" 'Effect of recent appellate authority (Idoport) on common law discovery principles']

Ratio Decidendi

Leave is granted to re-open the judgment before orders are entered because the relevant authority (Idoport) was overlooked and discovery principles require reconsideration; under Part 23 Supreme Court Rules, definition of relevance in rule 1(d) applies only to discovery orders under rule 3(3)(a), not to (b) or (c); documents giving rise to a train of inquiry may be discoverable under (b) and (c), and this aligns with the appellate reasoning in Idoport; thus, the previous reasons should be modified but the discovery orders for the categories in issue are affirmed.

Court Disposition

Leave granted to re-open judgment before order entered; discovery orders affirmed with modified reasoning per Idoport; matter stood over.

Orders

  • ['Leave granted to re-open judgment.' 'Matter stood over to Friday, 9 June 2000.' 'Plaintiff invited to bring in Short Minutes of Order to give effect to reasons.' 'Court will hear argument on costs of matters thus far argued.']