Loomis and Thurston and Anor

In the matter of *Loomis and Thurston and Anor*, Forrest J of the Federal Court of Australia considered an application by Mr Loomis for leave to use documents previously produced to the Court by Mitchell Lawyers pursuant to subpoena. These documents were originally produced in November 2015 in relation to Mr Loomis's appeals NA 064/15 and NA 7/2016, and also in proceedings involving the Legal Services Commission and other government and police authorities.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether Mr Loomis should be granted leave to utilise these subpoenaed documents for his current applications. The Court was required to determine the appropriate course of action regarding the possession and use of these documents, particularly in light of Mitchell Lawyers' involvement and potential costs claims.

Forrest J dismissed Mr Loomis's application for leave to use the documents. The Court ordered that Mr Loomis must immediately return all copies of the documents produced by Mitchell Lawyers to the Court. Subsequently, the Registry Manager of the Brisbane Registry is to return the original documents, along with any copies returned by Mr Loomis, to Mitchell Lawyers. Mr Loomis was also informed that he would be heard regarding Mitchell Lawyers' application for him to pay their costs associated with these applications.