Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd v Amcor Limited (No 3) [2008] FCA 1668

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd v Amcor Limited (No 3) [2008] FCA 1668

PRIVILEGE – legal professional privilege – litigation privilege – whether confidentiality is required in order for litigation privilege to attach to a communication with a third-party witness – whether dominant purpose is to be assessed from standpoint of party causing the communication to be created PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE –whether findings of fact in one proceeding are admissible as evidence in a subsequent proceeding – doctrine of stare decisis – whether previous decision compels similar or same result where similar or same facts are found and applicable legal principles have not changed – ratio decidendi – whether ratio of a case included all rulings on all issues necessary to the ultimate decision COSTS – indemnity costs – subpoenas – whether respondent to a subpoena is entitled to indemnity costs in relation to successful defence of motion to compel subpoenaed document based on legal professional privilege claim Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 91 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Visy Industries Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) (2007) 239 ALR 762 followed Bristol-Myers Squibb Company v FH Faulding & Co Limited (2000) 97 FCR 524 cited Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd v Amcor Ltd (2008) 246 ALR 137 applied National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Limited v Grosvenor Hill (Qld) (2001) 183 ALR 700 cited Pratt Holdings Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (2004) 136 FCR 357 applied Ryan v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 267 applied Re Tyler; ex parte Foley (1994) 181 CLR 18 cited Visy Industries Holdings Pty Ltd v ACCC (2007) 161 FCR 122 followed CADBURY SCHWEPPES PTY LTD (ACN 004 551 473) v AMCOR LIMITED (ABN 62 000 017 372) and AMCOR PACKAGING (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (ABN 55 004 275 165); AMCOR LIMITED (ABN 62 000 017 372) and AMCOR PACKAGING (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (ABN 55 004 275 165); VISY BOARD PTY LTD (ACN 005 787 913), VISY INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS PTY LTD (ACN 005 787 968) and VISY INDUSTRIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (ACN 004 337 615)