NSW Caselaw
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session
CITATION : Sheffield v Brambles Australia Ltd and Anor [2001] NSWIRComm 230 APPLICANT Lindsay John Sheffield
PARTIES : FIRST RESPONDENT Brambles Australia Limited
SECOND RESPONDENT Brambles Industries Limited FILE NUMBER: IRC4136 of 1999 CORAM: Peterson J CATCHWORDS : Proceedings under s106 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 - Cross-examination - Call for a written legal advice - Call resisted - Legal professional privilege - s118 of the Evidence Act 1995 - s122 re Loss of client legal privilege - Imputed consent - Issue waiver - No express or implied waiver in the circumstances - No unfairness visited upon the applicant by the respondent's maintenance of the privilege - Claim of legal professional privilege upheld.
LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 Industrial Relations Act 1996 Telstra Corporation Ltd and Anor v BT Australasia Pty Ltd and Anor (1998) 85 FCR 152. CASES CITED : Gough & Gilmour Holdings Pty Limited and Ors v Caterpillar of Australia Limited [2001] NSWIRComm 73, 9 April 2001 Perpetual Trustees (WA) Ltd v Equuscorp Pty Limited [1999] FCA 925 Mann v Carnell (1999) 168 ALR 86 at 94 HEARING DATES: 05/01/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 09/27/2001
APPLICANT Mr M J Kimber SC with Mr A R Moses of counsel
SOLICITOR Abbott Tout SYDNEY. LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT Mr H J Dixon SC
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