Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Robertson v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 1392 File number: VID 256 of 2023
Judgment of: BEACH J
Date of judgment: 10 November 2023
Catchwords: LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE – privilege – third party report – investigation into cyber-attack – whether multiple purposes – deficiencies in evidence – common law principles – whether document created for dominant purpose of legal advice – waiver of privilege – privilege claim not made out
Cases cited: Asahi Holdings (Australia) Pty Ltd v Pacific Equity Partners Pty Limited (No 4) [2014] FCA 796 AWB Ltd v Cole (No 5) (2006) 155 FCR 30 Commissioner of Australian Federal Police v Propend Finance Pty Limited (1997) 188 CLR 501 Kirby v Centro Properties Ltd (No 2) (2012) 87 ACSR 229 Mann v Carnell (1999) 201 CLR 1 Osland v Secretary, Department of Justice (2008) 234 CLR 275 Pratt Holdings Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (2004) 136 FCR 357 Singapore Airlines Ltd v Sydney Airports Corporation [2004] NSWSC 380 TerraCom Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (2022) 401 ALR 143
Division: General Division
Registry: Victoria
National Practice Area: Commercial and Corporations
Sub-area: Regulator and Consumer Protection
Number of paragraphs: 202
Date of hearing: 14 September 2023
Counsel for the Applicants: Mr W Edwards KC and Ms K Dovey
Solicitor for the Applicants: Slater and Gordon
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