Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Seven Network Limited v News Limited (No 7) [2005] FCA 1092 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – notice to produce – documents protected by legal professional privilege – privileged documents relevant to party's state of mind – whether party waived privilege by raising in pleadings its state of mind
Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 51A, 52 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 122 Telstra Corporation Ltd v BT Australasia Pty Ltd (1998) 85 FCR 152, discussed O'Neill v Medical Benefits Fund of Australia Ltd (2002) 122 FCR 455, cited Sykes v Reserve Bank of Australia (1998) 88 FCR 511, followed Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (1999) 201 CLR 49, cited DSE (Holdings) Pty Ltd v Intertan Inc (2003) 127 FCR 499, discussed Mann v Carnell (1999) 201 CLR 1, discussed Perpetual Trustees (WA) Ltd v Equuscorp Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 925, cited Fort Dodge Australia v Nature Vet Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 501, cited BT Australian Pty Ltd v Nyran Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 1302, cited Liberty Funding Pty Ltd v Phoenix Capital Ltd [2005] FCAFC 3, cited SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED and ANOR v NEWS LIMITED and ORS NSD 1223 of 2002 SACKVILLE J SYDNEY 11 AUGUST 2005
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NSD 1223 of 2002
BETWEEN: SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED
(ACN 052 816 789)
FIRST APPLICANT
C7 PTY LIMITED
(ACN 082 901 442)
SECOND APPLICANT
AND: NEWS LIMITED
(ACN 007 871 178)
FIRST RESPONDENT
SKY CABLE PTY LIMITED
(ACN 069 799 640)
SECOND RESPONDENT
TELSTRA MEDIA PTY LIMITED
(ACN 069 279 027)
THIRD RESPONDENT
FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LIMITED
(ACN 068 671 938)
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