Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Schulman v Abbott Tout Lawyers (A Firm) t/a Abbott Tout Solicitors [2010] FCA 308 Citation: Schulman v Abbott Tout Lawyers (A Firm) t/a Abbott Tout Solicitors [2010] FCA 308
Parties: FREDERICK SCHULMAN AND ANOR v ABBOTT TOUT LAWYERS (A FIRM) TRADING AS ABBOTT TOUT SOLICITORS
File number: NSD 2351 of 2007
Judge: FLICK J
Date of judgment: 31 March 2010
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – legal professional privilege – waiver – inconsistency – no implied waiver
Legislation: Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Federal Court Rules O 15 rr 6, 13-14
Cases cited: Artistic Builders Pty Ltd v Nash [2009] NSWSC 102, cited Commissioner of Taxation v Rio Tinto Ltd [2006] FCAFC 86, 151 FCR 341, cited Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Archer [2008] NSWCA 164, 72 NSWLR 236, cited DSE (Holdings) Pty Ltd v Intertan Inc [2003] FCA 384, 127 FCR 499, applied Mann v Carnell [1999] HCA 66, 201 CLR 1, applied Paragon Finance Plc. v Freshfields [1999] 1 WLR 1183, followed Seven Network Ltd v News Ltd (No 10) [2005] FCA 1721, 227 ALR 704, cited
Date of hearing: 29 March 2010
Place: Sydney
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 38
Counsel for the Applicants: Mr N Kidd with Ms D M Bampton
Solicitor for the Applicants: Levitt Robinson, Solicitors
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