Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Ensham Resources Pty Limited v AIOI Insurance Company Limited [2012] FCA 710 Citation: Ensham Resources Pty Limited v AIOI Insurance Company Limited [2012] FCA 710
Parties: ENSHAM RESOURCES PTY LTD v AIOI INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
File number: NSD 1256 of 2010
Judge: COWDROY J
Date of judgment: 6 July 2012
Corrigendum: 6 July 2012
Catchwords: PRIVILEGE – reports provided by loss adjustor to solicitor for insurer – whether reports subject to legal professional privilege – whether litigation reasonably anticipated – whether reports have the dominant purpose of litigation advice
Legislation: Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) s 21
Cases cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Australian Safeway Stores (1998) 81 FCR 526 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Prysmian Cavi e Sistemi Energia SRL (No 2) (2012) 287 ALR 760 Brunswick Hill Apartments v CGU Insurance Ltd [2010] VSC 532 Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) v Pratt Holdings Pty Ltd (2005) 225 ALR 266 Esso Australia Resources v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1999) 201 CLR 49 Grant v Downs (1976) 135 CLR 676 Hartogen Energy Ltd (in liq) v Australian Gas Light Co (1992) 36 FCR 557 Mitsubishi Electric Pty Ltd v Victorian Workcover Authority (2002) 4 VR 332 National Employers' Mutual General Insurance Association Ltd v Waind (1979) 141 CLR 648 Nickmar Pty Ltd v Preservatrice Skandia Insurance Ltd (1985) 3 NSWLR 44 Protean (Holdings) Limited v American Home Assurance Company (Marks J, Supreme Court Victoria, 5 September 1985) Rio Tinto Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (2006) 235 ALR 127 Trade Practices Commission v Sterling (1979) 36 FLR 244 Wheeler v Le Marchant (1881) 17 ChD 675
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