Data Access Corporation v. Powerflex Services P/L & Ors [1994] FCA 751

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CATCHWORDS

PRACTICE AND PROCEDUE - legal professional privilege - documents passing between solicitor and client - satisfaction of sole purpose test - documents pleaded into relevance - waiver -

misrepresentation of contents of documents to third parties.

Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) s.115(4)(b)(i)

Federal Court Rules 0.15 r.14, 0.15 r.8

Attorney General for Northern Territory v Maurice (1986) 161 CLR Clarke v United States 289 US 1 (1933) Grant v Downs (1976) 135 CLR 674 Hong Kong Bank of Australia Limited v Murphy [1993] 2 VR 419

Thomason v The Council of the Municipality of Campbelltown (1939) 39 SR (NSW) 347

Data Access Co ration v Powerflex Services Pty Ltd & Ors (No. VG 473 of 1993)

Judge: Heerey J Dates 11 October 1994 Place: Melbourne

RECEIVED 19 OCT 1994

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ' PRINCIPAL .

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ) )

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY ) No.VG 473 of 1993 }

GENERAL DIVISION )

BETWEEN:

DATA ACCESS CORPORATION Registration No. 508 968

Applicant - and -

POWERFLEX SERVICES PTY LTD ACN 007 302 810

First Respondent - and -

PQWERFLEX CORPORATION PTY LTD ACN 058 475 488

Second Respondent - and - DAVID MEREDITH BENNETT

Third Respondent ~ and -

MARGARET ANN BENNETT Fourth Respondent

JUDGE: Heerey J DATE: 11 October 1994 PLACE: Melbourne

MINUTES OF ORDER

The Court Orders that:

1. The respondents produce for inspection by the applicant's solicitors the documents referred to in the respondents' Affidavit of Particular Discovery pursuant to 0.15 r.8 of David Meredith Bennett sworn 19 July 1994, schedule 1 numbered 11 being:

11. Legal advice and correspondence obtained by the respondents or on their behalf with respect to the