Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Liberty Financial Pty Ltd v Bluestone Group Pty Ltd & Anor (No 2) [2005] FCA 1485 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – waiver of legal professional privilege – restricting inspection to parts of documents – undertakings sought from legal practitioners engaged in other litigation – whether subpoenas sufficiently identify subject matter – whether discovery by other means – without prejudice privilege – application to set aside subpoenas – whether fishing DEFAMATION – whether plea of fair comment requires defendant to prove honest belief in the comment conveyed by the publication complained of
Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), s 52 Federal Court Rules O 27 r 4 Liberty Financial Pty Ltd v Bluestone Group Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 470 cited Mann v Carnell (1999) 201 CLR 1 applied Telstra Corporation Ltd v BT Australasia Pty Ltd (1998) 85 FCR 152 applied Cherneskey v Armadale Publishers Ltd (1978) 90 DLR (3d) 321 not followed Pervan v North Queensland Newspaper Co Ltd (1993) 178 CLR 309 applied Herald & Weekly Times Ltd v Popovic (2003) 9 VR 1 applied Great Atlantic Insurance Co v Home Insurance Co [1981] 2 All E R 485 Nea Karteria Maritime Co Ltd v Atlantic and Great Lakes Steamship Corporation, unreported, 11 December 1978 applied Attorney-General for the Northern Territory v Maurice (1986) 161 CLR 475 applied Home Office v Harmon [1981] QB 534 cited Mobil Oil Australia Ltd v Guina Developments Pty Ltd [1996] 2 VR 34 cited D & J Constructions Pty Ltd v Head (1987) 9 NSWLR 118 cited Volpes v Permanent Custodians Ltd [2005] NSWSC 827 cited Lucas Industry Limited v Hewitt (1978) 45 FLR 174 cited
Publishing the Defamatory Statements of Others (1985) 59 ALJ 371
LIBERTY FINANCIAL PTY LTD V BLUESTONE GROUP PTY LTD & ANOR (NO 2) VID 714 OF 2004
HEEREY J 20 OCTOBER 2005 MELBOURNE
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
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