Noble Investments Pty Ltd v Southern Cross Exploration NL ACN 000 716 012 [2008] FCA 718

Noble Investments Pty Ltd v Southern Cross Exploration NL ACN 000 716 012 [2008] FCA 718

The court found the defendant had complied appropriately with the requirements of the previous order for document production, both in substance and (given the certification and inspection by the judge) in form, and that the plaintiffs were not entitled to wider access or to the documents in the extended format they sought.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
21 May 2008
Procedural Posture
Application for Further or Better Access to Documents / Hearing and Final Orders on Application
Outcome
Plaintiffs' application for further or better access to documents refused.
Legal Topics
['discovery of Documents' 'production of Documents' 'compliance With Court Orders']
['civil Procedure'] ['discovery of Documents' 'production of Documents' 'compliance With Court Orders']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Further or Better Access to Documents / Hearing and Final Orders on Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the defendant has complied adequately with previous orders for production of documents' 'Whether the plaintiffs are entitled to further or better access to documents beyond the scope of the previous order']

Ratio Decidendi

The court found the defendant had complied appropriately with the requirements of the previous order for document production, both in substance and (given the certification and inspection by the judge) in form, and that the plaintiffs were not entitled to wider access or to the documents in the extended format they sought.

Court Disposition

Plaintiffs' application for further or better access to documents refused.

Orders

  • ["The plaintiffs' application for further or better access to documents referred to in Schedule 2 of my orders of 7 August 2007 be refused."]