Rhiannon Rigby v Shellharbour City Council & Anor [2003] NSWSC 906

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Rhiannon Rigby v Shellharbour City Council & Anor [2003] NSWSC 906 HEARING DATE(S) : 02/10/2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 2 October 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Dunford J DECISION : Expert's supplementary report not privileged - defendants granted access except for one paragraph.

CATCHWORDS : EVIDENCE - documents - expert's report - supplementary report - whether liable to production - prepared for purpose of the litigation - client legal privilege - waiver - EVIDENCE - expert witness - Code of Conduct - duty to court - not to be advocate for a party - advice as to cross-examination and conduct of the case. LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 ss 26(b), 119, 122, 135 SCR Pt 36 rr13A(2), 13C(2),(3), Schedule K Attorney General (NT) v Maurice (1986) 161 CLR 475 CASES CITED : General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corp Ltd v Tanter [1984] 1 WLR 100 Nea Karteria Maritime Co Ltd v Atlantic & Great Lakes Streamship Corporation (No 2) [1981] Com LR 138 Sevic v Roarty (1998) 44 NSWLR 287 Rhiannon Rigby by her tutor Carole Lynne Rigby v PARTIES : Shellharbour City Council - First Defendant Southlake BMX Club Incorporated - Second Defendnat FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20724/01 P Webb QC & J G Stewart - Plaintiff COUNSEL : M J Joseph SC & S P W Glascott - First Defendant D L Davies SC & K M Guilfoyle - Second Defendant Lough & Wells Lawyers - Plaintiff SOLICITORS : Phillips Fox Lawyers - First Defendant Ebsworth & Ebsworth Solicitors - Second Defendant