Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v Robertson [2024] FCAFC 58 Appeal from: Robertson v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 1392
File number(s): VID 986 of 2023
Judgment of: MURPHY, ANDERSON AND NESKOVCIN JJ
Date of judgment: 27 May 2024
Catchwords: PRIVILEGE – legal professional privilege – third party report – investigation into cyber-attack – whether the report was created for the dominant purpose of legal advice – multiple purposes for commissioning report – unchallenged evidence – adverse inference – failure to adduce specific and focused evidence – time for assessing dominant purpose PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for leave to appeal – whether leave to appeal against interlocutory ruling ought to be granted – leave denied
Legislation: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 75
Cases cited: Ashby v Slipper [2014] FCAFC 15; (2014) 219 FCR 322 Attorney-General (NSW) v Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd [2020] NSWCA 40; 102 NSWLR 47; 380 ALR 1 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Noumi [2024] FCA 349 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v RI Advice Group Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1277; 148 ACSR 1 AWB Ltd v Cole (No 5) [2006] FCA 1234; 155 FCR 30 Barnes v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) [2007] FCAFC 88; 242 ALR 601 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67; 1 WLUK 44 BWO19 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCAFC 181; 283 FCR 299 Choy v Tiaro Coal Ltd (in liq) [2018] NSWCA 205; 98 NSWLR 493; 364 ALR 554; 130 ACSR 475 DBCT Management Pty Ltd v McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 512 Ellis v Wallsend District Hospital (1989) 17 NSWLR 553 Friday v Minister for Primary Industry and Resources [2020] FCA 984 Glencore International AG v Commissioner of Taxation [2019] HCA 26; 265 CLR 646 Gwe v Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police [2020] NSWCA 247; 103 NSWLR 509 Hancock v Rinehart (Privilege) [2016] NSWSC 12 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Kennedy v Wallace [2004] FCAFC 337; 142 FCR 185 Kuhl v Zurich Financial Services Australia Ltd [2011] HCA 11; 243 CLR 361 Martin v Norton Rose Fulbright Australia [2019] FCA 1101 Perry v Powercor Australia Ltd [2011] VSC 308 Powercor Australia Ltd v Perry [2011] VSCA 239; 33 VR 548 Precision Plastics Pty Limited v Demir (1975) 132 CLR 362 Quach v MLC Life Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCA 1322 Robertson v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 1392 Roberts-Smith v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (No 23) [2021] FCA 1460; 157 ACSR 438 Singapore Airlines Ltd v Sydney Airports Corporation [2004] NSWSC 380 Sydney Airports Corporation Ltd v Singapore Airlines Ltd [2005] NSWCA 47 Terracom Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2022] FCA 208; 401 ALR 143
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