Marsden v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Limited [2000] NSWSC 375

Marsden v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Limited [2000] NSWSC 375

The defendant will have first access to the subpoenaed documents produced by the NSW Police Service; the plaintiff will have access thereafter, as nothing in the materials persuades the Court to grant the plaintiff first access.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
05 May 2000
Procedural Posture
Defamation / Interlocutory Decision Regarding Subpoenaed Documents
Outcome
Defendant granted first access to subpoenaed documents; plaintiff to access thereafter
Legal Topics
['subpoena' 'access to Documents' 'discovery']
['defamation' 'civil Procedure'] ['subpoena' 'access to Documents' 'discovery']

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Procedural Posture

Defamation / Interlocutory Decision Regarding Subpoenaed Documents

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Which party should have first access to subpoenaed documents produced by the NSW Police Service']

Ratio Decidendi

The defendant will have first access to the subpoenaed documents produced by the NSW Police Service; the plaintiff will have access thereafter, as nothing in the materials persuades the Court to grant the plaintiff first access.

Court Disposition

Defendant granted first access to subpoenaed documents; plaintiff to access thereafter

Orders

  • ['The defendant will have first access to the materials produced in response to the subpoena; the plaintiff thereafter.']