NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 53 NSWLR 664
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : R v. P [2001] NSWCA 473 revised - 29/01/2002 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40675/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 28 November 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 13 December 2001
PARTIES : R - Appellant P - Respondent JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Hodgson JA at 3; Ipp AJA at 70
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Equity Division LOWER COURT P29/01 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Windeyer J JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : Mr. S.G. Campbell for appellant Mr. K. Andrews for respondent SOLICITORS : Connery & Partners, Sydney for appellant W.H. Parsons & Associates, Sydney for respondent CATCHWORDS : EVIDENCE - Privilege - Legal professional privilege or client legal privilege - Exceptions - Whether displaced in protective proceedings - Opinion evidence - Whether admissible if based on privileged communications - Protected reports - COURTS AND JUDGES - Appeal - Objection to evidence not taken below - Whether can be taken on appeal - MENTAL HEALTH - PROFESSIONS - Lawyers - Duties to client - Privilege - Duty of confidence - Conflict of interests - Lawyer believes client incapable of giving rational instructions - Whether lawyer can take protective proceedings against client - Whether lawyer can use or disclose confidential information in such proceedings. D. LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 ss.4, 9, 119-122, 126A, 126B, 132, 134, 135 Protected Estates Act 1983 s.13 Ramsay v. Watson (1961) 108 CLR 648 Paric v. John Holland (Constructions) Pty. Ltd. (1985) 59 ALJR 844 Makita (Australia) Pty. Ltd. v. Sprowles [2001] NSWCA 305 Waterford v. The Commonwealth (1986-87) 163 CLR 54 Esso Resources v. Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1999) 201 CLR 49 at 64-5 Parry-Jones v. The Law Society [1961] 1 Ch. 1 Brayley v. Wilton [1976] 2 NSWLR 495 Church v. Price [2000] NSWSC 754 In Re L (A Minor) [1977] AC 16 CASES CITED: Baker v. Campbell (1983) 153 CLR 53 Water v. Northmore Hale Davey & Leake (1994-95) 183 CLR 121 McD v. McD [1983] 3 NSWLR 81 Sevic v. Roarty (1998) 44 NSWLR 287 Conlon v. Conlon Ltd. (1952) 2 AllER 462 Corporate Affairs Commission (NSW) v. Yuill (1991) 172 CLR 319 Trade Practices Commission v. Sterling (1979) 36 FLR 244 at 245-6 Kennedy v. Lyell (1883) 23 Ch.D. 387 Lyell v. Kennedy No.2 (1883) 9 AC 81 Steffen v. Ruben (1966) 84 WN(Pt.1)(NSW) 264 Pownall v. Conlan Management Pty. Ltd. (1995) 12 WAR 370 DECISION : See par.69 of judgment
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