Ohanse Pty Ltd v Heartwest Services Pty Ltd (In the matter of Ohanse Pty Ltd) [2022] FCA 1204

Ohanse Pty Ltd v Heartwest Services Pty Ltd (In the matter of Ohanse Pty Ltd) [2022] FCA 1204

Financial statements, tax returns, service fee invoices, and referral data sought are relevant to assessing the quantum of lost income claimed; applicant ordered to provide discovery as these documents are primary evidence for assessment and challenge of assumptions in the expert report relied upon by applicant.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
10 October 2022
Procedural Posture
Interlocutory Application for Discovery / Discovery Ordered; Interlocutory Stage
Outcome
Discovery application granted; applicant ordered to give discovery and pay costs.
Legal Topics
['discovery' 'compensation for Lost Income' 'quantum of Damages' 'relevance of Financial Documentation']
['practice and Procedure' 'corporations'] ['discovery' 'compensation for Lost Income' 'quantum of Damages' 'relevance of Financial Documentation']

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Procedural Posture

Interlocutory Application for Discovery / Discovery Ordered; Interlocutory Stage

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether discovery of financial statements, tax returns, invoices, and referral data is relevant and should be ordered to assess quantum of lost income claimed' 'Whether refusal to produce documents is justified based on relevance' 'Analysis of relationship/agreements between parties to determine income loss']

Ratio Decidendi

Financial statements, tax returns, service fee invoices, and referral data sought are relevant to assessing the quantum of lost income claimed; applicant ordered to provide discovery as these documents are primary evidence for assessment and challenge of assumptions in the expert report relied upon by applicant.

Court Disposition

Discovery application granted; applicant ordered to give discovery and pay costs.

Orders

  • ['On or before a date to be fixed at the case management hearing on 12 October 2022, the applicant give discovery pursuant to r 20.13 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) of financial statements and tax returns for 2016-2022 for Dr Prakash Pillay; tax returns for 2016-2022 for Ohanse Pty Ltd as trustee for the 3P...