Silberstein v The Owners - Strata Plan No. 55468 [2022] NSWCATCD 114

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Silberstein v The Owners - Strata Plan No. 55468 [2022] NSWCATCD 114 Hearing dates: 28 June 2022 Date of orders: 15 July 2022 Decision date: 15 July 2022 Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Before: G Sarginson, Senior Member Decision: (1) The applicant is to file with the Tribunal and serve on the respondents, by person or by post, Amended Points of Claim by 14 days from the date of this decision. (2) Unless the Tribunal otherwise orders at the hearing of the substantive proceedings, the documents in this decision found to be the subject of legal professional privilege or otherwise not pressed by the applicant may not be adduced as evidence. (3) The application for interlocutory orders is otherwise dismissed. (4) The matter is to be listed for a directions hearing at a date to be allocated by the Tribunal Registry before a Principal Member or Senior Member. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Legal professional privilege — Waiver — Whether disclosure of documents constitutes waiver CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Whether should be struck out or dismissed in whole or part CIVIL PROCEDURE — Legal professional privilege — Use of disclosed documents — Whether injunctive orders should be made Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) Cases Cited: Aardwolf Industries LLC v Tayeh [2020] NSWCA 301 Coscuez International Pty Ltd v The Owners-Strata Plan No 46433 [2022] NSWCATAP 147 EB 9 & 10 Pty Ltd v The Owners SP 934 [2018] NSWSC 464 Expense Reduction Analysts Group Pty Ltd v Armstrong Strategic Management and Marketing Pty Limited (2013) 250 CLR 303; [2013] HCA 46 Gillies v Downer EDI Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1323 GR Capital Group Pty Ltd v Xinfeng Australia International Investment Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 266). Hastie Group Pty Ltd (in liq) v Moore [2016] NSWCA 305 Kennedy v Wallace (2004) 142 FCR 185; [2004] FCAFC 337 LMA Contractors Limited v Changizi [2017] NSWCATAP 145 Mead v Mead (2007) 235 ALR 197; [2007] HCA 25 State of New South Wales v Jackson [2007] NSWCA 279 Steak Plains Olive Farm Pty Limited v Australian Executor Trustees Limited [2015] NSWSC 289 Sunland Group Limited v Gold Coast City Council [2021] FCA 1473 The Owners-Strata Plan No 2000 v Bylinska [2019] NSWCATAP 116 The Owners-Strata Plan No 80412 v Vickery [2021] NSWCATAP 98 Walsh v The Owners Strata Plan No 10349 [2017] NSWCATAP 230 Westpac Banking Corp v 789TEN Pty Ltd (2005) 55 ACSR 519; [2005] NSWCA 321 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Jessica Silberstein (Applicant) The Owners - Strata Plan No. 55468 (First Respondent) Michael Adamo (Second Respondent) Peter Michael Hans Engelbert (Third Respondent) William Paul O'Brien (Fourth Respondent) Terence Matthew Gagen (Fifth Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R Clark (Applicant) B Ilkovski (Respondents)