Falk v Finlay (No.2) [2000] NSWSC 17

Falk v Finlay (No.2) [2000] NSWSC 17

Further discovery should be ordered in respect of specified classes of documents as outlined, and a general review should be conducted of the identified sources, but procedural fairness prevents an order for repetition of the entire discovery process. Detailed affidavits of compliance are justified, and hard copies of the reasons for judgment and orders must be given to each defendant.

Parties
Plaintiff: Michael Falk; Defendant: Ronald Arthur Finlay; Defendant: Edward Bertram Cowpe; Defendant: Francis Reginald Lawson; Defendant: John Gregory McCombe; Defendant: Roderick Hamilton McGeoch; Defendant: Allan John Macdonald; Defendant: Frederick John Kehoe; Defendant: Richard Kay Liebmann; Defendant: Paul Richard McCann; Defendant: Alexander John Munton; Defendant: Geoffrey Hungerford Pike; Defendant: Andrew Lee Price; Defendant: Anthony John Sheehan; Defendant: Peter William Damian Smith; Defendant: Andrew Wentworth Stevenson; Defendant: Stuart David Westgarth; Defendant: Patrick Bill Williams; Defendant: Jennifer Margaret Boland; Defendant: Carmen Champion; Defendant: Charles Macquarie Cowper; Defendant: Graeme John Dennis; Defendant: Michael John Ellis; Defendant: Julian Maxwell Gregory; Defendant: John Henry Herron; Defendant: William John Koeck; Defendant: Paul Harry Huges; Defendant: Andrew John Lumsden; Defendant: Peter Thomas Pether; Defendant: Erica Jane Robinson; Defendant: Stephen Price
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
04 February 2000
Procedural Posture
Equity Application for Further Discovery / Post Judgment Submissions and Orders on Discovery and Costs
Outcome
Orders for further discovery made; plaintiff awarded costs.
Legal Topics
Discovery, Procedural Fairness, Costs
Practice and Procedure Equity Discovery Procedural Fairness Costs

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Parties

Michael Falk

Plaintiff

Ronald Arthur Finlay

Defendant

Edward Bertram Cowpe

Defendant

Francis Reginald Lawson

Defendant

John Gregory McCombe

Defendant

Roderick Hamilton McGeoch

Defendant

Allan John Macdonald

Defendant

Frederick John Kehoe

Defendant

Richard Kay Liebmann

Defendant

Paul Richard McCann

Defendant

Alexander John Munton

Defendant

Geoffrey Hungerford Pike

Defendant

Andrew Lee Price

Defendant

Anthony John Sheehan

Defendant

Peter William Damian Smith

Defendant

Andrew Wentworth Stevenson

Defendant

Stuart David Westgarth

Defendant

Patrick Bill Williams

Defendant

Jennifer Margaret Boland

Defendant

Carmen Champion

Defendant

Charles Macquarie Cowper

Defendant

Graeme John Dennis

Defendant

Michael John Ellis

Defendant

Julian Maxwell Gregory

Defendant

John Henry Herron

Defendant

William John Koeck

Defendant

Paul Harry Huges

Defendant

Andrew John Lumsden

Defendant

Peter Thomas Pether

Defendant

Erica Jane Robinson

Defendant

Stephen Price

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Equity Application for Further Discovery / Post Judgment Submissions and Orders on Discovery and Costs

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether further discovery should be ordered in respect of specific classes of documents
  2. 2 Whether affidavits 'in detail' describing compliance with discovery should be ordered
  3. 3 Whether judgment and orders should be provided individually to all defendants

Ratio Decidendi

Further discovery should be ordered in respect of specified classes of documents as outlined, and a general review should be conducted of the identified sources, but procedural fairness prevents an order for repetition of the entire discovery process. Detailed affidavits of compliance are justified, and hard copies of the reasons for judgment and orders must be given to each defendant.

Court Disposition

Orders for further discovery made; plaintiff awarded costs.

Orders

  • Defendants to file and serve within 28 days a further list of documents giving discovery of specified document categories as outlined in Order 1.
  • Affidavits of Mr Finlay and Mr Westgarth verifying the list, identifying additional discovered documents, and explaining absence of any not in possession within six months before proceedings.