NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : ASIC v Vines [2003] NSWSC 1005 HEARING DATE(S) : 31 October 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 31 October 2003 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Austin J DECISION : Access to produced material denied, on ground of privilege
CATCHWORDS : EVIDENCE - legal professional privilege - implied waiver of privilege - draft affidavit prepared by plaintiff's solicitor after discussion with witness - whether evidence by witness about preparation of draft amounted to waiver of plaintiff's privilege with respect to draft LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), SS 122, 126 Attorney-General (Northern Territory) v Maurice (1986) 161 CLR 475 Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (1999) 201 CLR 49 CASES CITED : Mancorp Pty Ltd v Baulderstone Pty Ltd (1991) 57 SASR 87 Mann v Carnell (1999) 201 CLR 1 Mather v Morgan [1971] Tas SR 192 Australian Securities and Investments Commission (P) PARTIES : Geoffrey William Vines (D1) Francis William Robertson (D2) Timothy John Henry Fox (D3) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3138/01 S D Robb SC with R Beech-Jones & E Collins (P) COUNSEL : B Oslington QC with G Seib (D1) D L Williams SC with M Fisher (D2) J W J Stevenson SC with L P Menzies (D3) Jan Redfern, Solicitor for Australian Securities and Investments Commission (P) SOLICITORS : Sparke Helmore (D1) Henry Davis York (D2) Gadens (D3)
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