Grace Carlisle v Filaria Pty Limited, Independent Group Pty Limited, John Christopher Runko, and Terence John Chamberlain, Peter Lawrence Crowley, John David Bradley, Philip Raymond Smith, Christopher John Crowley,

Grace Carlisle commenced proceedings against Filaria Pty Limited, Independent Group Pty Limited, and several individual defendants in the Federal Court of Australia, seeking damages for alleged breaches of fiduciary duty and other causes of action. The defendants moved to set aside an order made by a Master of the Court that required them to disclose their tax returns and other financial records. Carlisle opposed the motion, arguing that the disclosure was necessary to assess the measure of damages. The defendants contended that the records were irrelevant to the assessment of damages. The court was required to decide whether the records were discoverable and if they were necessary to assess the plaintiff's loss. The court found that the records were discoverable and relevant to the assessment of damages. The defendants appealed the interlocutory decision of the Master to the Full Court of the Federal Court. The Full Court held that the appeal should be dismissed. The court found that the records were necessary to assess the plaintiff's loss and that the defendants had not demonstrated any compelling reason why the records should not be disclosed. The court also found that the Master had not erred in his decision to order the disclosure of the records. The appeal was dismissed, and the order for disclosure was upheld.