Scott and Nhan

In the matter of *Scott and Nhan*, heard before Hannam J, the dispute concerned objections raised by the respondent to subpoenas issued by the applicant. The applicant sought to obtain documents from several banks and from Ms Nhan.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether the objections to the subpoenas were valid. Specifically, the Court had to determine if the subpoenas were oppressive or otherwise improper, thereby justifying the setting aside of the orders made by Registrar Tran on 1 August 2018, which had upheld these objections.

Hannam J found that the objections to the subpoenas were not well-founded. The Court reasoned that the subpoenas were not oppressive and that the documents sought were relevant to the proceedings. Consequently, the objections were dismissed, and the parties were granted leave to inspect the documents produced in response to the subpoenas.

The Court ordered that the previous orders made by Registrar Tran be set aside. The objections to the subpoenas issued to B Bank, National Australia Bank, C Bank, D Bank, and Commonwealth Bank of Australia were dismissed, as was the objection to the subpoena issued to Ms Nhan. Parties were granted leave to inspect the produced documents.