DSE (Holdings) Pty Limited v Intertan Inc [2003] FCA 384

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

DSE (Holdings) Pty Limited v Intertan Inc [2003] FCA 384

EVIDENCE – practice – legal professional privilege – alleged implied waiver by pleading in a defence – extent of operation of any relevant waiver Telstra Corporation Ltd v BT Australasia Pty Ltd (1998) 85 FCR 152 considered Mann v Carnell (1999) 201 CLR 1 considered and applied Perpetual Trustees (WA) Ltd v Equuscorp Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 925 (Full Court) considered Fort Dodge Australia Pty Ltd v Nature Vet Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 501 considered BP Australia Pty Limited v Nyran Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 1302 (per Nicholson J) referred to Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1999) 201 CLR 49 applied Northern Territory v GPAO (1999) 196 CLR 553 applied Lillicrap v Nalder & Son [1993] 1 WLR 94 considered Nederlandse Reassurantie Groep Holding NV v Bacon & Woodrow [1995] 1 All ER 976 considered Kershaw v Whelan [1996] 1 WLR 358 considered The Daniels Corporation International Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2002) 192 ALR 561 applied Paragon Finance Plc v Freshfields [1999] 1 WLR 1183 considered Hayes v Dowding [1996] PNLR 578 referred to Thomason v The Council of the Municipality of Campbelltown (1939) 39 SR (NSW) 347 considered Mathisen v Wallarah Coal Co Ltd (1937) 37 SR 530 considered In re Coomber [1911] 1 Ch. 723 referred to Inche Noriah v Shaik Allie Bin Omar [1929] A.C. 127 referred to Barilla v James (1964) 81 WN (Pt 1) (NSW) 457 considered United States Surgical Corp v Hospital Products International Pty Limited (McLelland J unreported 11 October 1981, Equity Division No 2094/81) considered Standard Chartered Bank of Australia Ltd v Antico (1993) 36 NSWLR 87 considered Attorney General (NT) v Maurice (1986) 161 CLR 475 referred to Ampolex Limited v Perpetual Trustee Co (Canberra) Limited (1995) 37 NSWLR 405 considered Benecke v National Australia Bank (1993) 35 NSWLR 110 referred to Torcasio Developments Pty Ltd v Country Park Developments Pty Ltd (Byrne J Supreme Court of Victoria, 9 September 1991) referred to Bayliss v Cassidy (No 2) [2000] 1 Qd R 464 considered Hongkong Bank of Australia Ltd v Murphy [1993] 2 VR 419 referred to Farrow Mortgage Services Pty Ltd v Webb 39 (1996) NSWLR 601 referred to Southern Equities Corporation Ltd (In Liq) v Arthur Andersen & Co (1997) 70 SASR 166 referred to Data Access Corporation v Powerflex Services Pty Ltd [1994] AIPC 91-112 not followed Wardrope v Dunne [1996] 1 Qd R 224 not followed Liquorland (Australia) Pty Ltd v Anghie [2003] VSC 73 referred to Goldberg v Ng (1995) 185 CLR 83 referred to Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd v Spalvins (1998) 81 FCR 360 considered Akins v Abigroup Ltd (1998) 43 NSWLR 539 referred to Esso Australia Resources Limited v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1998) 83 FCR 511 referred to Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Kamisha Corp Ltd (1999) ATPR 41-697 considered John Tanner Holdings Pty Ltd v Mortgage Management Ltd (2001) 182 ALR 201 referred to Pickering v Edmunds (1994) 63 SASR 357 at 362 referred to Randell v Rockliff (1999) 9 Tas R 85 referred to Wayne Lawrence Pty Ltd v Hunt [1999] NSWSC 1044 referred to Garratt's Ltd v Thanga Thangathurai [2002] NSWSC 39 referred to United Rural Enterprises v Lopmand [2002] NSWSC 1142 referred to BP Australia Ltd v Stallwood [2000] WASC 75 disapproved Ideas Plus Investments Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd [2002] WASC 167 disapproved South Australian Government Financing Authority v Bank of New Zealand (No 2) [2002] SASC 10 referred to Gough v Gilmour Holdings Pty Ltd v Caterpillar of Australia (No 1) [2001] NSW IRComm 147 referred to Mathieson v Booth [2000] VSC 89 referred to Henderson v McCafferty [2002] 1 Qd R 170 referred to Woodside Petroleum Development Pty Ltd v H & R E & W Pty Ltd, (Anderson J unrep 3 October 1997 WASC) referred to Western Australia v Southern Equities Corporation Ltd (1996) 69 FCR 245 referred to Commonwealth of Australia v Temwood Holdings Pty Ltd [2002] WASC 107 at [10] considered Cross on Evidence, Butterworths, Sydney, 2000 pars [25010] – [25020] Mathieson and Page "Implied Waiver of Privilege" (2000) NZLJ 355 DSE (HOLDINGS) PTY LIMITED v INTERTAN INC (AND ANOR) N 3011 of 2002 ALLSOP J 30 APRIL 2003 SYDNEY