Yang v New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation [2023] NSWSC 84

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Yang v New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation [2023] NSWSC 84 Hearing dates: 21 October 2022 Decision date: 15 February 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Ierace J Decision: (1) The defendant is granted access to those documents which have been produced by AJB Stevens Solicitors in packet identifier 201900251487001-S-4 which are identified on page 1 of the schedule to the judgment; (2) The defendant is granted access to those documents which have been produced by Ayoub Solicitors in packet identifier 201900251487001-N-1 which are identified on pages 2-6 of the schedule to the judgment. (3) Costs of the application to be costs in the cause. Catchwords: EVIDENCE – privileges – client legal privilege – plaintiff claimed privilege over subpoenaed documents – whether privilege waived – where unredacted medical records inadvertently disclosed – where alleged inconsistency between claims made and maintenance of privilege Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 118, 119, 122, 131A Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), s 14 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 28.2 Cases Cited: Barnes v Commissioner of Taxation (2007) 242 ALR 601; [2007] FCAFC 88 Chaina v Presbyterian Church (NSW) Property Trust (No 9) [2013] NSWSC 212 DSE (Holdings) Pty Ltd v Intertan Inc (2003) 127 FCR 499; [2003] FCA 384 Expense Reduction Analysts Group Pty Ltd v Armstrong Strategic Management and Marketing Pty Limited (2013) 250 CLR 303; [2013] HCA 46 GR Capital Group Pty Ltd v Xinfeng Australia International Investment Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 266 Grant v Downs (1976) 135 CLR 674 Mann v Carnell (1999) 201 CLR 1; [1999] HCA 66 Stamp v Stamp (2007) 37 Fam LR 235; [2007] FamCA 420 State of New South Wales v Betfair Pty Ltd [2009] FCAFC 160 State of New South Wales v Harlum [2007] NSWCA 120 Telstra Corporation Ltd v BT Australasia Pty Ltd (1998) 85 FCR 152 Yang v New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1647 Yang v New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation [2020] NSWSC 1925 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Yan Lim Yang (Plaintiff) New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms N Obrart (Plaintiff) Mr A Bhasin (Defendant)