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1. Introduction. 4
A. How to use Cram Notes. 4
B. Abbreviations. 5
2. Case
Management. 5
A. New South Wales. 5
B. Federal Court 5
C. Overriding Purpose Rule. 5
i. CPA. 5
ii. UCPR. 6
D. Other Aims. 6
i. Justice. 6
ii. Efficiency. 7
3. Cost
Orders. 7
A. Definitions. 7
i. Party/party
costs (costs on an ordinary basis) 7
ii. Solicitor/client
costs. 7
iii. Costs on an indemnity
basis. 7
B. At the end of legal proceedings. 7
i. CPA. 7
ii. UCPR. 7
1) Indemnity basis. 8
C. Settlement & Compromise. 8
i. UCPR. 8
1) Offer of compromise
mechanism (Part 20 Div 4) 8
2) How to assess
costs/penalty provision (Part 42 Div 3) 9
4. Alternative
Dispute Resolution. 10
A. Similarities between Mediation and
Arbitration.. 10
B. Differences between Mediation and
Arbitration.. 10
C. What cases can be referred to
Mediation or Arbitration?. 10
D. Costs. 10
E. Duty to participate in good faith.. 10
5. Transfer
of Cases & Cross-Vesting Scheme 11
A. Transfer of cases under Private
International Law.. 11
6. Originating
Process. 12
A. Commencing Proceedings. 12
B. Service of Originating Process. 12
C. Service Generally. 12
D. Service Overseas. 12
E. Response to Originating Process. 13
7. Orders
preserving Property, Evidence and Assets. 13
A. Preservation
of Property (Interim Preservation Orders) 13
B. Anton
Piller Order (Search Order) 13
i. UCPR (Part 20 Div 3) 14
ii. Practice Note. 14
C. Mareva
Orders. 14
i. UCPR (Part 20 Div 2) 15
ii. Practice Note. 15
iii. Ancillary orders to
Mareva orders. 15
8. Joinder
of Parties & Causes of Action. 15
A. Anshun estoppel (Restriction on
Joinder of Causes of Action) 15
B. The joinder procedure under the UCPR.. 17
i. Sues/Sued
in Same Capacity. 17
ii. Common
Question of Law or Fact 17
1) “Transactions” 17
iii. General principles. 17
iv. Joinder of
Plaintiffs. 17
v. Joinder of
Defendants. 18
C. Joinder by leave of the court under r
6.19. 18
D. Joinder by court order (r 6.24) 18
i. Difference
between Joinder under r 6.19, r 6.24 and r 6.28. 19
E. Costs where there are multiple
parties. 19
9. Consolidation
of Proceedings. 19
10. Representative
Actions & Group Proceedings. 20
A. Representative action rule. 20
i. Some
differences between r 7.4 and 6.19. 20
B. Group proceedings (Federal) 20
i. Application. 20
ii. Discontinuance. 21
C. The representative person.. 21
D. Costs. 21
11. Pleadings
& Statement of Claim.. 22
A. Contents of statement of
claim/summons. 22
B. Proceedings commenced by statement of
claim... 22
C. Form of pleadings generally. 22
D. Verification of pleadings. 23
E. Response to pleadings. 23
F. Amending pleadings. 23
i. Civil
Procedure Act 23
ii. UCPR (part
19) 23
iii. Cases. 23
iv. Mistake. 24
G. Specifically pleaded?. 25
H. Challenging pleadings. 25
I. Particulars. 25
J. Admissions. 26
12. Summary
Disposition. 26
A. Summary judgment (i.e. no trial) 26
B. Default judgment 27
i. How
does the defendant defend against default judgment?. 27
C. Dismissal for want of prosecution.. 27
D. Discontinuance and withdrawal 27
13. Evidence 28
A. Definitions. 28
i. Relevance. 28
1) Common law test 28
2) UCPR. 28
ii. Document 28
iii. Possession, custody
or power 28
iv. Duty to inquire. 29
B. Notice to produce for inspection.. 29
C. Discovery. 29
i. Steps
in the discovery process. 29
1) Application for discovery. 29
2) D provides list of
documents. 30
3) Access to documents
discovered. 30
ii. Implied
authenticity of documents discovered. 30
iii. Subsequently found
documents to be made available. 30
iv. Breach of rules for
discovery. 30
1) Incomplete list 30
2) Breach of undertaking not
to disclose (UCPR r 21.7) 31
D. Subpoena to produce. 31
i. UCPR
Part 33. 31
ii. Grounds for
setting aside. 31
E. Preliminary Discovery and Inspection
(i.e. prior to proceedings) 32
i. To
ascertain prospective defendant’s identity or whereabouts (r 5.2) 32
ii. Documents
from prospective defendant (r 5.3) 32
iii. Documents from
other persons (r 5.4) 33
F. Interrogatories (UCPR Part 22) 33
G. Medical examination.. 33
H. Expert evidence (UCPR Part 31 Div 2) 34
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