Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Dye v Commonwealth Securities Ltd (No 5) [2010] FCA 950 Citation: Dye v Commonwealth Securities Ltd (No 5) [2010] FCA 950
Parties: VIVIENNE LOUISE DYE v COMMONWEALTH SECURITIES LIMITED
File number: NSD 1165 of 2008
Judge: KATZMANN J
Date of judgment: 1 September 2010
Catchwords: PRIVILEGE – legal professional privilege – whether in-house lawyer is an independent legal adviser – nature of requirement of independence – in-house lawyer independent and communications with him capable of being privileged – Rich v Harrington distinguished and questioned
Cases cited: Australian Federal Police v Propend Finance Pty Ltd (1997) 188 CLR 501 applied AWB v Cole (No 5) [2006] FCA 1234, 234 ALR 651 considered Balabel v Air India [1988] Ch 317 applied Daniels Corporation International Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2002] HCA 49, 213 CLR 543 cited DSE (Holdings) Pty Ltd v InterTAN Inc [2003] FCA 1191, 135 FCR 151 Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1999] HCA 67, 201 CLR 49 applied Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Spotless Services Ltd (1996) 186 CLR 404 cited Grant v Downs (1976) 135 CLR 674 cited Harrington v Rich [2008] FCAFC 61, 166 FCR 440 considered Kennedy v Wallace [2004] FCAFC 337, 142 FCR 185 cited Mann v Carnell (1999) 201 CLR 1 applied National Crime Authority v S (1991) 29 FCR 203 cited Nine Films & Television Pty Ltd v Ninox Television Ltd (2005) 65 IPR 442; [2005] FCA 356 cited NSW v Betfair Pty Ltd [2009] FCAFC 160 applied RCI Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [2009] FCA 910 cited Rich v Harrington [2007] FCA 1987, 245 ALR 106 distinguished and questioned Sydney Airports Corporation Ltd v Singapore Airlines Ltd [2005] NSWCA 47 cited Telstra Corporation Ltd v Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (No 2) [2007] FCA 1445 applied Trade Practices Commission v Sterling (1979) 36 FLR 244 applied Waterford v Commonwealth (1987) 163 CLR 54 considered
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