William Inglis & Son Limited v Australian Turf Club Limited [2022] NSWSC 800

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: William Inglis & Son Limited v Australian Turf Club Limited [2022] NSWSC 800 Hearing dates: 10 June 2022 Date of orders: 10 June 2022 Decision date: 10 June 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Black J Decision: Legal professional privilege was impliedly waived by the plaintiff. Parties to submit agreed orders. Catchwords: EVIDENCE — Privileges — Legal professional privilege — Waiver — Where the plaintiff as purchaser of land alleges non-disclosure by the defendant as to the extent of contamination — Where plaintiff claims legal professional privilege over discovered documents — Whether plaintiff expressly or impliedly waived legal professional privilege. Cases Cited: - Archer Capital 4A Pty Ltd as trustee for the Archer Capital Trust 4A v Sage Group plc (No 3) (2013) 306 ALR 414; [2013] FCA 1160 - GR Capital Group Pty Ltd v Xinfeng Australia International Investment Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 266 - Macquarie Bank Ltd v Arup Pty Ltd [2016] FCAFC 117 - Mann v Carnell (1999) 201 CLR 1 - New South Wales Bar Association v Archer [2008] NSWCA 164 - Parkview Qld Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2012] NSWSC 1599 - Telstra Corporation Ltd v BT Australasia (1998) 85 FCR 152 - Viterra Malt Pty Ltd v Cargill Australia Ltd (2018) 58 VR 333; [2018] VSCA 118 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: William Inglis & Son Ltd (Plaintiff) Australian Turf Club Limited (First Defendant) SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd (in liq) (Second Defendant) Liberty Mutual Insurance Company Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A R Zahra SC/J Anderson (Plaintiff/Respondent) I Pike SC/C Trahanas (First Defendant/Applicant)