Austress v Marlin [2002] NSWSC 958

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Austress v Marlin [2002] NSWSC 958 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division Corporations List FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 1032/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 26/09/02, 08/10/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 16 October 2002

PARTIES : Austress Freyssinet Pty Limited - Appellant Marlin International Pty Limited - Respondent JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J

LOWER COURT Supreme Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 1032/02 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Master McLaughlin JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mr M R Pesman - Appellant Mr S A Benson - Respondent SOLICITORS : Massey Bailey - Appellant Colquhoun & Colquhoun - Respondent CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - appeal from Master to Judge - plaintiff seeks to tender as admission parts of affidavits filed and served by defendant - whether new evidence should be allowed - whether affidavits protected by client legal privilege - whether admission LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Telstra Corporation Ltd (2000) 96 FCR 317 Abigroup Ltd v Akins (1997) 42 NSWLR 623 (on appeal, (1998) 43 NSWLR 539 Akins v National Australia Bank Ltd (1994) 34 NSWLR 155 Barristers' Board of Western Australia v Tranter Corporation Pty Ltd (1976) WAR 65 CASES CITED : Council of the City of Greater Wollongong v Cowan (1956) 93 CLR 435 In the Marriage of Crowe [1988] FLC 91-983 Home Office v Harman [1983] 1 AC 280 Leaders Shoes (Aust) Pty Ltd v National Insurance Co of New Zealand Ltd [1968] 1 NSWR 344 Nilsen Industrial Electronics Pty Ltd v National Semiconductor Corporation (1994) 48 FCR 337 Wright v Australian Associated Motor Insurers Ltd (1999) NSWSC 208 DECISION : See paragraphs 18 and 19