the Application of Nicholas Basil Cannar; re Sharon Y Eubanks, being the person nominated by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in proceedings United States of America v Phillip Morris Incorporated et al Civil Action No.99-CV-2496 (GK), for the purposes of applying for orders under section 33 of the Evidence on Commission Act 1995 [2003] NSWSC 802

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : the Application of Nicholas Basil Cannar; re Sharon Y Eubanks, being the person nominated by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in proceedings United States of America v Phillip Morris Incorporated et al Civil Action No.99-CV-2496 (GK), for the purposes of applying for orders under section 33 of the Evidence on Commission Act 1995 [2003] NSWSC 802 HEARING DATE(S) : 4/6/03, 5/6/03, 6/6/03, 10/6/03, JUDGMENT DATE : 8 October 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Bell J at 1 DECISION : Refuse to set aside the Orders made by James J as subsequently varied; Stand over the balance of the applicant's motion and BATCo's motion to a date to be fixed by arrangement with my Associate on three day's notice

CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE & PROCEDURE - parties - application to join a defendant to protect legal professional privilege - leave to be heard as amicus curiae - whether it is open to a stranger to obtain certiorari to quash an order of the Supreme Court made in excess of jurisdiction - PRIVILEGE - client legal privilege - whether privilege can be maintained when confidential communications of confidential documents lose the character of confidentiality - implied consent to disclosure - LETTER OF REQUEST - jurisdiction to make order for examination - discretion to refuse order - oppression Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Evidence on Commission Act 1995 (NSW) Evidence (Evidence on Commission) Amendment Act 1988 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence (Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions) Act 1975 (UK) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Foreign Tribunal's Evidence Act 1856 (UK) Supreme Court Rules 1970 Application of Forsyth; Re Cordova v Philips Roxane Laboratories Inc (1984) NSWLR 327 Attorney-General for the Northern Territory v Maurice (1986) 161 CLR 475 Baker v Campbell (1983) 153 CLR 52 Bell v David Jones Ltd (1948) 49 SR (NSW) 223 British American Tobacco Services Ltd v Cowell (as representing the Estate of Rolah Anne McCabe, deceased) [2002] VSCA 197 Calcraft v Guest [1898] 1 QB 759 Carnell v Mann (1998) 89 FCR 247 Re Cochran Consulting Inc v Uwatec USA Inc [1996] 2 Qd R 137 Craig v The State of South Australia (1994 - 1995) 184 CLR 163 Esso Australia Resources Limited v Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia (1999) 201 CLR 49 First American Corp & Anor v Sheikh Zayed Al-Nahyan & Ors [1998] 4 All ER 439 Fort Dodge Australia Pty Ltd v Nature Vet Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 501 Garratt's Ltd v Thanga Thangathurai [2002] NSWSC 93 Genira Trade & Finance Inc v CS First Boston and Standard Bank (London) Limited [2001] EWCA Civ 1733 (21 November 2001) Golden Eagle Refinery Co & Ors v Associated International Insurance Co & Ors (unreported) Court of Appeal (Civil Division), 19 February 1998 Kang v Kwan [2001] NSWSC 698 Laker Airways Ltd. V Sabena Belgium World Airlines 731 F.2d 909 CASES CITED : Lenning v Alexandra Proudfoot Company World Headquarters (unreported) NSWCA, 22 April 1991 Re McBain; ex parte Australian Catholic Bishops Conference [2002] HCA 16; (2002) 209 CLR 372 McCabe v British American Tobacco Australia Services Limited [2002] VSC 73 Mann v Carnell (1999) 201 CLR 1 National Mutual Holdings Pty Limited v The Sentry Corporation (unreported) Federal Court of Australia, 30 May 1990 Pickles v Gratzon (2002) 55 NSWLR 533 Radio Corporation of America v Rauland Corporation [1956] 1 QB 618 Rio Tinto Zinc Corporation v Westinghouse Electric Corporation [1978] AC 547 R v Gray; ex parte Marsh (1981) 157 CLR 351 Sovereign Motor Inns Pty Limited v Bevillesta [2000] NSWSC 521 State of Minnesota by Hubert H Humphrey III Its Attorney-General v Philip Morris Incorporated & Ors (unreported) Supreme Court of Judicature - Court of Appeal (Civil Division), at et 30 July 1997 Re State of Norway's Application (No 1) [1987] QB 433 Re State of Norway's Application (No. 2) [1990] 1 AC 723 Telstra v Australis Media Holdings (No. 2) (1997) 41 NSWLR 346 Telstra Corporation Ltd v BT Australasia Pty Ltd (1998) 85 FCR 152 United States of America v Philip Morris Incorporated et al Civil Action no 99-CV-2496 Victoria v Sutton (1998) 195 CLR 291 Witness v Marsden [2000] NSWCA 52; 49 NSWLR 429 PARTIES : Nicholas Basil Cannar (Applicant) Sharon Y Eubanks (Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 13177/02 S Gageler SC / M Speakman / K Richardson (Applicant) COUNSEL : A. Sullivan QC / Dr A. Bell (Respondent) J Middleton QC / M Leeming (BATAS) R Darke SC (BATCo) Gilbert & Tobin (Applicant) SOLICITORS : Ebsworth & Ebsworth (Respondent) Corrs Chambers Westgarth (BATAS) Baker & McKenzie (BATCo)