The Court appointed a forensic accountant referee under UCPR r 20.14 to determine the balance of omnibus trading accounts in a foreign exchange platform dispute involving voluminous and highly technical evidence. Muston J held that the referral was consistent with s 56 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), as a referee could resolve the complex accounting question more quickly and cheaply than a judge at final hearing, and that the referee's report might facilitate settlement of the broader proceedings.
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