Expectation Pty Ltd v PRD Realty Pty Ltd & Anor [2006] FCA 360

Expectation Pty Ltd v PRD Realty Pty Ltd & Anor [2006] FCA 360

As the respondents themselves rely upon the transactions and associated documents as conduct consistent with their pleaded agreement, and have engaged in correspondence acknowledging their relevance, it is proper and neither too broad nor oppressive to order further discovery of documents relating to those transactions and commercial shopping centre developments during the relevant period, in accordance with the Peruvian Guano principle and in light of the live issues on agency and available investments.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
04 April 2006
Procedural Posture
Application (interlocutory) / Order for Further Discovery Prior to Retrial
Outcome
Application for further discovery granted; costs reserved.
Legal Topics
['discovery' 'further Discovery' 'fiduciary Duty' 'misleading or Deceptive Conduct' 'breach of Contract' 'negligence' 'case Management']
['practice and Procedure' 'contract Law' 'trade Practices' 'equity'] ['discovery' 'further Discovery' 'fiduciary Duty' 'misleading or Deceptive Conduct' 'breach of Contract' 'negligence' 'case Management']

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Procedural Posture

Application (interlocutory) / Order for Further Discovery Prior to Retrial

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether further discovery should be ordered in relation to documents about two land transactions and commercial shopping centre developments relevant to an issue in the upcoming re-trial.' 'Whether documents relating to two land transactions not directly in issue, but relied on by the Respondents as conduct consistent with their version of the agreement, are discoverable under Order 15 rule 8 of the Federal Court Rules.' 'Whether ordering further discovery is oppressive or unduly burdensome given the imminent trial date.']

Ratio Decidendi

As the respondents themselves rely upon the transactions and associated documents as conduct consistent with their pleaded agreement, and have engaged in correspondence acknowledging their relevance, it is proper and neither too broad nor oppressive to order further discovery of documents relating to those transactions and commercial shopping centre developments during the relevant period, in accordance with the Peruvian Guano principle and in light of the live issues on agency and available investments.

Court Disposition

Application for further discovery granted; costs reserved.

Orders

  • ['The Respondents give further discovery by making, filing and serving a further affidavit listing: (a) all documents (including any reports concerning or assessments of the investment characteristics of a particular property) relating to commercial shopping centre developments available for purchase by a...