Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Qantas Airways Limited v Australian and International Pilots Association [2023] FCA 853 File number(s): NSD 346 of 2023
Judgment of: GOODMAN J
Date of judgment: 12 July 2023
Date of publication of reasons: 26 July 2023
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – privilege – legal professional privilege – at common law – whether inconsistency between the respondent's conduct and its claim of confidentiality over a written opinion provided by senior counsel not established – claim of privilege upheld
Cases cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 1013 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Rio Tinto Ltd [2006] FCAFC 86; (2006) 151 FCR 341 Ferella v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2010] FCA 766; (2010) 188 FCR 68 GR Capital Group Pty Ltd v Xinfeng Australian International Investment Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 266 Macquarie Bank Limited v Arup Pty Limited [2016] FCAFC 117 Mann v Carnell [1999] HCA 66; (1999) 201 CLR 1 New South Wales v Betfair Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 160; (2009) 180 FCR 543 Osland v Secretary, Department of Justice [2008] HCA 37; (2008) 234 CLR 275 TerraCom Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2022] FCA 208; (2022) 401 ALR 143
Division: Fair Work Division
Registry: New South Wales
National Practice Area: Employment and Industrial Relations
Number of paragraphs: 19
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