MARONIS HOLDINGS LTD & ANOR v. NIPPON CREDIT AUSTRALIA LTD & ORS [2000] NSWSC 836

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : MARONIS HOLDINGS LTD & ANOR v. NIPPON CREDIT AUSTRALIA LTD & ORS [2000] NSWSC 836 revised - 31/08/2000 CURRENT JURISDICTION: EQUITY FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 1946/94 HEARING DATE(S) : 18/08/2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 24 August 2000

Maronis Holdings Limited (First Plaintiff) PARTIES : Girvan Corporation (New Zealand) Ltd (In Liq.) (Second Plaintiff) Nippon Credit Australia Ltd (First Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Bryson J at 1

G. Kennett for Plaintiffs COUNSEL : F. Douglas QC/Parker for First Defendant

SOLICITORS : Henry Davis York for Plaintiffs Allen Allen & Hemsley for First Defendant CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE and PROCEDURE - legal professional privilege - discovery documents produced on subpoena - whether privilege waived by commencement of related proceedings - whether waiver of privilege imputable to related plaintiff. LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 s 119 Supreme Court Rules Pt 23 Akins v Abigroup (1998) 43 NSWLR 539 Ampolex Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Co (Canberra) Ltd (1995) 35 NSWLR 405 Attorney-General for the Northern Territory v Maurice (1986) 161 CLR 475 Benecke v National Australia Bank (1993) 35 NSWLR 110 CASES CITED : Farrow Mortgage Services Pty Ltd v Webb (1996) 39 NSWLR 601 Goldberg v Ng (1996) 185 CLR 83 Mann v Carnell (1999) 74 ALJR 378 Standard Chartered Bank v Antico (1995) 36 NSWLR 87 Telstra Corp v BT Australasia (1998) 85 FCR 152 Thomason v Campbelltown Municipal Council (1930) 39 SR(NSW) 347 DECISION : Claim of privilege from inspection of documents - not allowed.