Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Clifford v Vegas Enterprises Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCA 36 Citation: Clifford v Vegas Enterprises Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCA 36
Parties: PHILIP GEORGE CLIFFORD v VEGAS ENTERPRISES PTY LTD (ACN 009 078 148), RODNEY DESMOND HART and GEOFFREY BRIAN BACKSHALL; VEGAS ENTERPRISES PTY LTD (ACN 009 078 148); PHILIP GEORGE CLIFFORD and LAVAN LEGAL (A FIRM)
File number(s): WAD 28 of 2009
Judges: BARKER J
Date of judgment: 3 February 2010
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – O 27 r 13(3) Federal Court Rules - order made for production of transcript of proceedings in the Family Court of Western Australia – undertaking of second and third respondents' lawyers to pay for transcript PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - O 15 r 11 Federal Court Rules – discovery - order made for full discovery of document discovered by applicant but redacted by applicant in part – whether applicant entitled to redact affidavit EVIDENCE – litigation privilege – legal professional privilege - waiver of privilege – distinction between draft affidavits and sworn affidavits – whether tendering of affidavit in open court results in waiver of privilege – whether privilege attaches to copy of affidavit not tendered in open court
Legislation: Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) O 27 r 13(3), O 15 r 11, O 15 r 13, O 15 r 14
Cases cited: Areva NC (Australia) Pty Ltd v Summit Resources (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] WASC 67 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd (2009) 174 FCR 547; 254 ALR 198; [2009] FCAFC 32 Bailey v Department of Land and Water Conservation [2009] NSWCA 100 Bell Group Ltd (In Liquidation) v Westpac Banking Corporation (1998) 86 FCR 215; 166 ALR 699; [1998] FCA 849 Commissioner of Australian Federal Police v Propend Finance Pty Ltd (1997) 188 CLR 501; [1997] HCA 3 Egglishaw v Australian Crime Commission (No 2) [2009] FCA 12 GSA Industries (Aust) Pty Ltd v Constable [2002] 2 Qd R 146 Harman v Secretary of State for Home Departments [1983] 1 AC 280 Hearne v Street (2008) 235 CLR 125; [2008] HCA 36 Mann v Carnell (1999) 201 CLR 1; [1999] HCA 66 Osland v Secretary, Department of Justice (2008) 234 CLR 27; [2008] HCA 37 Pratt Holdings Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (2004) 136 FCR 357; 207 ALR 217; [2007] FCAFC 122 State Bank of South Australia v Smoothdale (No 2) Limited (1995) 64 SASR 224
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