Ingot & Ors v Macquarie & Ors [2004] NSWSC 1091

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Ingot & Ors v Macquarie & Ors [2004] NSWSC 1091 HEARING DATE(S) : 10 November 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 10 November 2004

JUDGMENT OF : McDougall J at 1 DECISION : See paras [13] to [15]

CATCHWORDS : EVIDENCE - application to set aside notice to produce - where affidavit refers to "without prejudice" correspondence - where plaintiffs seek production of "without prejudice" correspondence - where correspondence relates to an attempted mediation - s 131(2)(g) Evidence Act 1995 - s 110P Supreme Court Act 1970 - whether situation governed by s 131(2)(g) or s 110P - where correspondence inadmissible under s 110P whether correspondence nonetheless has legitimate forensic use that would justify notice to produce - discretion to exclude evidence - s 135 Evidence Act LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 Supreme Court Act 1970 PARTIES : Ingot Capital Investments Pty Limited & Ors (Plaintiffs) Macquarie Equity Capital Markets Limited & Ors (Defendants) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50169/01 F M Douglas QC/W G Muddle/B F Katekar (for plaintiffs) A S Bell (for 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants) COUNSEL : I Pike (5th, 7th and 8th defendants and mention for the 9th defendant) E A Collins (12th defendant) T Bathurst QC/P Brereton (13th defendant) F Gleeson/J Watson (14th defendant) Deacons (plaintiffs) Mallesons Stephen Jaques (Macquarie Parties) Atanaskovic Hartnell (4th defendant) Colin Biggers & Paisley (5th, 7th and 8th defendants and mention for the 9th defendant) M D Nikolaidis & Co (11th defendant) SOLICITORS : Minter Ellison (12th defendant) Blake Dawson Waldron (13th defendant) Henry Davis York (NCRA) TressCox (Guy Carpenter)