EG Fuelco (Australia) Limited (ACN 627 348 645) v Peter Sleiman Property Investments Pty Ltd (ACN 104 496 693) [2024] NSWSC 807

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: EG Fuelco (Australia) Limited (ACN 627 348 645) v Peter Sleiman Property Investments Pty Ltd (ACN 104 496 693) [2024] NSWSC 807 Hearing dates: 28 June 2024 Date of orders: 28 June 2024 Decision date: 01 July 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Real Property List Before: Williams J Decision: See orders at [47] Catchwords: Client legal privilege – Whether privilege in legal advice lost by client giving evidence about state of mind concerning the issues about which the legal advice was given – Held: privilege lost. Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 122(2) Cases Cited: Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Archer (2008) 72 NSWLR 236; [2008] NSWCA 164 GR Capital Group Pty Ltd v Xinfeng Australia International Investment Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 266 Mann v Carnell (1999) 201 CLR 1; [1999] HCA 66 Texts Cited: N/A Category: Procedural rulings Parties: EG Fuelco (Australia) Limited (ACN 627 348 645) (Plaintiff) Peter Sleiman Property Investments Pty Ltd (ACN 104 496 693) (First Defendant) Nabil Sleiman Property Investments Pty Ltd (ACN 104 496 684) (Second Defendant) Woolworths Group Limited (ACN 000 014 675) (Third Defendant) LegalVision ILP Pty Ltd (Fourth Defendant) Ashurst Australia – A Partnership (ABN 75 304 286 095) (Fifth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr M Fernandes (Plaintiff) Mr G Farland (First and Second Defendants) Mr S Gray (Fourth Defendant)