BP Australia Pty Limited v Nyran Pty Limited [2002] FCA 1302

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BP Australia Pty Limited v Nyran Pty Limited [2002] FCA 1302

EVIDENCE – admissibility – privilege – discharge of onus of proof of claim for legal professional privilege – imputation of waiver in circumstances of pleading of state of mind Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 122 Federal Court Rules O15 r 6 Southern Equities Corporation Ltd (in liquidation) v Arthur Andersen & Co (No 6) (Debelle J, 23 November 2001, unreported) referred to The Attorney-General for the Northern Territory v Kearney (1985) 158 CLR 500 referred to Waterford v The Commonwealth of Australia (1987) 163 CLR 54 referred to Telstra Corporation Ltd v BT Australasia Pty Ltd (1998) 85 FCR 152 followed Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd v Spalvins (1998) 81 FCR 360 referred to ESSO Australia Resources Limited v Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia (1999) 201 CLR 49 referred to Mann v Carnell (1999) 201 CLR 1 referred to Thomason v Campbelltown Municipal Council (1939) 39 SR (NSW) 347 referred to Benecke v National Australia Bank (1993) 35 NSW 109 referred to Ampolex v Perpetual Trustee Co (Canberra) Ltd (1995) 37 NSWLR 405 referred to Hong Kong Bank of Australia Ltd v Murphy [1993] 2 VR 419 referred to Pickering v Edmunds (1994) 63 SASR 357 referred to Attorney-General (NT) v Maurice (1986) 161 CLR 475 referred to Goldberg v Ng (1995) 185 CLR 83 referred to Perpetual Trustees (WA) Ltd v Equuscorp Pty Ltd (Ryan, Carr and Marshall JJ, 7 September 1999, unreported) followed ESSO Australia Resources Limited v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1998) 159 ALR 664 referred to Fort Dodge Australia Pty Ltd v Nature Vet Pty Ltd (Hely J, 24 April 2002, unreported) followed BP AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED v NYRAN PTY LIMITED W144 of 2002 RD NICHOLSON J 22 OCTOBER 2002 PERTH

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