Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Samootin v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (No. 2) [2012] FCA 316 Citation: Samootin v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (No. 2) [2012] FCA 316
Parties: ALEXANDRA SAMOOTIN v OFFICIAL TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY
File number(s): NSD 164 of 2011
Judge: KATZMANN J
Date of judgment: 28 March 2012
Catchwords: PRIVILEGE – Legal professional privilege – waiver – common interest – documents coming into existence after sequestration order made and challenged – litigation involving Official Trustee in Bankruptcy and bankrupt – interests of Official Trustee potentially in conflict with interests of bankrupt
Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 19, 58
Cases cited: Adsett v Berlouis (1992) 37 FCR 201 Ampolex Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Co (Canberra) Ltd (1995) 37 NSWLR 405 Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1999) 201 CLR 49 Farrow Mortgage Services Pty Ltd (in liq) v Webb (1996) 39 NSWLR 601 Kennedy v Wallace (2004) 142 FCR 185 Mann v Carnell (1999) 201 CLR 1 Network Ten Ltd v Capital Television Holdings Ltd (1995) 36 NSWLR 275 New South Wales v Betfair Pty Ltd (2009) 180 FCR 543 Official Receiver in Bankruptcy v Schultz (1990) 170 CLR 306 Registrar of the Accident Compensation Tribunal v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1993) 178 CLR 145 Samootin v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2009] FCA 408 Samootin v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (No 2) [2009] FCA 788 Samootin v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2010] FCA 587 Samootin v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2010] FCAFC 113 Samootin v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2011] HCASL 13 Samootin v Shea and Ors (No. 2) [2003] NSWSC 695 Samootin v Wagner [2005] FMCA 1512 Samootin v Wagner [2008] FCA 1066 Samootin v Wagner [2009] FCAFC 77 Samootin v Wagner [2009] HCASL 267 Schreuder v Murray (No 2) (2009) 41 WAR 169 Trade Practices Commission v Trade Practices Commission v Sterling (1978) 36 FLR 244
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