Woods, in the matter of Englewood Australia Pty Ltd v Englewood Australia Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 749

Woods, in the matter of Englewood Australia Pty Ltd v Englewood Australia Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 749

The management accounts were in the possession of the fourth defendant and were relevant to issues in the proceeding, including the value of the InterStaff business and the claims against the fourth defendant for participation in breach of fiduciary duty, compensation and possibly an account of profits; they had the potential to support or undermine the parties' cases and were therefore discoverable.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
15 April 2015
Procedural Posture
Application for Discovery in a Proceeding Alleging Oppression in the Conduct of Company Business Affairs / Interlocutory Application for Discovery
Outcome
The fourth defendant was ordered to give discovery of the management accounts and to pay the plaintiff's costs in any event.
Legal Topics
['oppression' 'discovery' 'management Accounts' 'breach of Fiduciary Duty' 'compensation' 'account of Profits']
['corporations Law' 'civil Procedure'] ['oppression' 'discovery' 'management Accounts' 'breach of Fiduciary Duty' 'compensation' 'account of Profits']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Discovery in a Proceeding Alleging Oppression in the Conduct of Company Business Affairs / Interlocutory Application for Discovery

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the fourth defendant should give discovery of management accounts showing the financial position and financial performance of the InterStaff business from 17 September 2014 to 31 March 2015.' 'Whether the management accounts were relevant to issues including the genuineness of the sale of the InterStaff business, its value, alleged oppression, alleged breach of fiduciary duty, compensation and any account of profits.']

Ratio Decidendi

The management accounts were in the possession of the fourth defendant and were relevant to issues in the proceeding, including the value of the InterStaff business and the claims against the fourth defendant for participation in breach of fiduciary duty, compensation and possibly an account of profits; they had the potential to support or undermine the parties' cases and were therefore discoverable.

Court Disposition

The fourth defendant was ordered to give discovery of the management accounts and to pay the plaintiff's costs in any event.

Orders

  • ['The fourth defendant give standard discovery of the management accounts showing the financial position and the financial performance of the InterStaff business of the fourth defendant from 17 September 2014 to 31 March 2015.' "The fourth defendant give discovery of the category of documents referred to in order 1...