Labruyere v Parsons Brinckerhoff Australia Pty Ltd (No 3) [2019] NSWSC 79

Leave is granted as the documents sought are significant to the assessment of the plaintiff's claimed damages and cannot reasonably be obtained by other means without significant expense or inconvenience.

Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 13 February 2019
Procedural Posture: Personal Injury / Interlocutory Application for Leave to Serve Subpoenas in New Zealand
Outcome: Leave granted to serve subpoenas in New Zealand
Legal Topics: ['subpoenas' 'trans Tasman Proceedings' 'service Outside Jurisdiction' 'damages' 'discovery']

['procedure' 'personal Injury'] ['subpoenas' 'trans Tasman Proceedings' 'service Outside Jurisdiction' 'damages' 'discovery']

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Procedural Posture

Personal Injury / Interlocutory Application for Leave to Serve Subpoenas in New Zealand

Legal Issues

1 ['Whether leave should be granted to serve subpoenas in New Zealand pursuant to s 31 of the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 (Cth)' 'Whether the documents sought are significant and could not be obtained without greater expense or inconvenience']

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Leave granted to serve subpoenas in New Zealand

Orders

['Leave is granted to the first defendant pursuant to s 31 of the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 (Cth) to issue and serve subpoenas for production addressed to the recipients listed in the Schedule for service in New Zealand at the addresses listed.' 'The last date for service of each subpoena is 8 February 2019...