Racing New South Wales v Racing Victoria Ltd (No 2) [2024] NSWSC 312

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Racing New South Wales v Racing Victoria Ltd (No 2) [2024] NSWSC 312 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 26 March 2024 Decision date: 26 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Rees J Decision: Rulings on privilege claims. Catchwords: CLIENT LEGAL PRIVILEGE – s 118, Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) – onus – means of proof – dominant purpose – ruling on 'sample' documents – efficacy questioned – privilege over communications with in-house lawyers – principles at [13]-[14] – privilege over communications between non-lawyers – principles at [15]. Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 118 Evidence Act 2008 (Vic), s 118 Cases Cited: 789Ten v Westpac Banking Corporation Ltd (2005) 215 ALR 131 Andrianakis v Uber Technologies Inc; Taxi Apps Pty Ltd v Uber Technologies Inc [2022] VSC 196 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) v NSW Ports Operations Hold Co Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1232 AWB Ltd v Cole (No 5) (2006) 155 FCR 30 Balabel v Air India [1988] 1 Ch 317 Commissioner of Australia Federal Police v Propend Finance Pty Ltd (1997) 188 CLR 501 DSE (Holdings) Pty Ltd v Intertan Inc (2003) 135 FCR 151 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Spotless Services Ltd (1996) 186 CLR 404 Giurina v Director of Public Prosecutions (Vic) [2020] VSC 1 Hastie Group Ltd (in liq) v Moore (2016) 339 ALR 635 IOOF Holdings v Maurice Blackburn Pty Ltd [2016] VSC 311 Komlotex Pty Ltd v AMP Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1525 Pratt Holdings Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (2004) 136 FCR 357 Priest v New South Wales [2006] NSWSC 1281 Racing New South Wales v Racing Victoria Ltd [2024] NSWSC 147 Rawlinson & Hunter Trustees SA v Akers [2014] EWCA Civ 136 Sydney Airports Corp Ltd v Singapore Airlines Ltd [2005] NSWCA 47 Texts Cited: Stephen Odgers, Uniform Evidence Law (18th ed, 2022, Thomson Reuters) Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Racing New South Wales (First Plaintiff/Applicant) Russel Balding (Second Plaintiff/Applicant) Racing Victoria Ltd (First Defendant/Respondent) Greg Nichols (Second Defendant/Respondent) Brian Kruger (Fourth Defendant/Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: O Jones (Plaintiffs) TB Maxwell (Defendants) Solicitors: Yeldham Price O'Brien Luck (Plaintiffs) Ashurst (Defendants) File Number(s): 2022/386737