Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Apotex Pty Ltd v Les Laboratoires Servier (No 5) [2011] FCA 1282 Citation: Apotex Pty Ltd v Les Laboratoires Servier (No 5) [2011] FCA 1282
Parties: APOTEX PTY LTD (ACN 096 916 148) v LES LABORATOIRES SERVIER AND ANOR; LES LABORATOIRES SERVIER AND ANOR v APOTEX PTY LTD (ACN 096 916 148) AND OTHERS
File number: NSD 657 of 2008
Judge: FLICK J
Date of judgment: 10 November 2011
Catchwords: EVIDENCE – without prejudice settlement negotiations – claim for privilege – whether the "substance" of the communication already disclosed – whether non-disclosure "likely to mislead" the Court
Legislation: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) ss 122, 131 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 50
Cases cited: Adlam v Noack [1999] FCA 1606, cited Barrett Property Group Pty Ltd v Dennis Family Homes Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] FCA 276, 193 FCR 479, referred to Bhagat v Global Custodians Ltd [2002] NSWCA 160, cited Bloss Holdings Pty Ltd v Brackley Industries Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 756, cited Brown v Commissioner of Taxation [2001] FCA 596, 187 ALR 714, considered Brown v Commissioner of Taxation [2002] FCA 318, 119 FCR 269, considered Field v Commissioner for Railways for New South Wales (1957) 99 CLR 285, cited Hoefler v Tomlinson (1995) 60 FCR 452, considered In the Marriage of Bradford (1995) 120 FLR 75, cited Korean Airlines Co Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (No 3) [2008] FCA 701, 247 ALR 781, considered Leasing Centre (Aust) Pty Ltd v Rollpress Proplate Group Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 877, cited Mulkearns v Chandos Developments Pty Ltd (No 4) [2005] NSWSC 511, referred to Owners of Strata Plan 64622 v Australand Corporation Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 614, considered Pitts v Adney [1961] NSWR 535, considered Poulet Frais Pty Ltd v Silver Fox Company Pty Ltd [2005] FCAFC 131, 220 ALR 211, cited Rodgers v Rodgers (1964) 114 CLR 608, cited Silver Fox Company Pty Ltd v Lenard's Pty Ltd (No 3) [2004] FCA 1570, 214 ALR 621, cited Simply Irresistible Pty Ltd v Couper [2010] VSC 505, cited Tim Barr Pty Ltd v Narui Gold Coast Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 1070, referred to
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