Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Lane v Admedus Regen Pty Limited [2016] FCA 864 File number: WAD 334 of 2014
Judge: MCKERRACHER J
Date of judgment: 1 August 2016
Catchwords: DISCOVERY – proceedings relating to a claim of oppressive conduct – interlocutory application to inspect documents – relevant principles in relation to legal professional privilege and common interest privilege – relevant principles in relation to waiver of privilege – privilege over attachments to privileged documents – whether there is a waiver of privilege over documents disclosed between defendants for the purpose of discovery – whether the equitable fraud exception to privilege is established – examination by the Court of a sample of documents over which privilege is claimed
Cases cited: Ampolex Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Co (Canberra) Ltd (1995) 37 NSWLR 405 Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha Ltd v Tomar (No 2) [2010] FCA 1342 AWB Ltd v Cole (No 5) (2006) 155 FCR 30 Baker v Campbell (1983) 153 CLR 52 Barnes v Commissioner of Taxation [2007] FCAFC 88 Bulk Materials (Coal Handling) Services Pty Ltd v Coal & Allied Operations Pty Ltd (1988) 13 NSWLR 689 Clements, Dunne and Bell Pty Ltd v Commissioner, Australian Federal Police (2001) 188 ALR 515 Commissioner of Australian Federal Police v Propend Finance Pty Ltd (1997) 188 CLR 501 Daniels Corporation International Pty Ltd v Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (2002) 213 CLR 543 DSE (Holdings) Pty Ltd v Intertan Inc (2003) 135 FCR 151 Farrow Mortgage Services Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Webb (1996) 39 NSWLR 601 Grant v Downs (1976) 135 CLR 674 Lampson (Australia) Pty Ltd v Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (No 2) [2010] WASC 217 Marshall v Prescott [2013] NSWCA 152 Media Ocean Ltd v Optus Mobile Pty Ltd (No 10) [2010] FCA 1348 New South Wales v Betfair Pty Ltd (2009) 180 FCR 543 Osland v Secretary, Department of Justice (2008) 234 CLR 275 Seven Network Limited v News Limited [2005] FCA 1342 South Australia v Peat Marwick Mitchell (1995) 65 SASR 72 Waterford v The Commonwealth (1987) 163 CLR 54
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