NSW Caselaw
Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
CITATION : Charlton v Moore [2009] NSWLEC 25 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
APPLICANT: Belinda Lee Charlton
FIRST RESPONDENT Susan Rosalie Moore PARTIES : SECOND RESPONDENT: Alison Gay Howlett
THIRD RESPONDENT: Singleton Council
FILE NUMBER(S) : 40130 of 2009
CORAM: Biscoe J
KEY ISSUES: EVIDENCE :- Legal professional privilege - whether solicitors' letter attracted legal advice privilege insofar as it went beyond formal advice as to the law and indicated what should be done in the relevant legal context.
Evidence Act 1995 LEGISLATION CITED: ss 118 and 119 Local Government Act 1993 s 440(5)
CASES CITED: Sydney Airports Corporation v Singapore Airlines Ltd and Qantas Airways Ltd [2005] NSWCA 47 Workcover Authority (NSW) (General Manager) v Law Society of New South Wales [2006] NSWCA 84, (2006) 65 NSWLR 502
DATES OF HEARING: 9 March 2009
EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 9 March 2009
APPLICANT: Mr P Larkin SOLICITORS: Thompson Norrie LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: 1ST-3RD RESPONDENTS Mr J E Griffiths SC SOLICITORS Sparke Helmore
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