Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Buchanan v TAL Life Limited [2015] FCA 42 Citation: Buchanan v TAL Life Limited [2015] FCA 42
Parties: PETER ERIC BUCHANAN v TAL LIFE LIMITED
File number: NSD 907 of 2013
Judge: EDMONDS J
Date of judgment: 6 February 2015
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Rule 30.01 Federal Court Rules 2011 – application for particular questions arising in proceeding to be heard separately from any other questions – guiding principles – application of principles to particular circumstances – where hearing of separate questions has capacity to bring proceedings to finality EVIDENCE – ss 118 and 119 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) – whether redacted portions of discovered documents privileged under either provision – whether adducing evidence of redacted portions would result in disclosure of confidential communications or contents of confidential documents brought into existence for either of the respective dominant purposes referred to in these provisions
Legislation: Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) ss 12CA, 12GF Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) ss 118, 119 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Pt VB Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) s 29 Federal Court Rules 2011 r 30.01
Cases cited: Reading Australia Pty Ltd v Australian Mutual Provident Society (1999) 217 ALR 495 followed University of Sydney v ResMed Limited (No 5) [2012] FCA 232 followed
Date of hearing: 20 November 2014
Place: Sydney
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