Ingot Capital Investments Pty Ltd & Ors v Macquarie Equity Capital Markets Limited & Ors [2004] NSWSC 40

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Ingot Capital Investments Pty Ltd & Ors v Macquarie Equity Capital Markets Limited & Ors [2004] NSWSC 40 HEARING DATE(S) : 2nd February 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 10 February 2004

JURISDICTION: Equity Division Commercial List JUDGMENT OF : Bergin J at 1 DECISION : Access granted to Originating Process, Statements of Claim and particulars. Access to affidavits denied.

CATCHWORDS : [Client Legal Privilege] - Motion for access to documents produced on subpoena - Objection to access on ground that documents consisting of pleadings, affidavits and particulars filed and served in other proceedings are privileged and were filed and served under compulsion of law (s.122 (2) (c) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) - Claim that pleadings and/or affidavits are not privileged so that s122 (2) (c) does not apply - Alternative application for access pursuant to Part 65 rule 7 and Practice Note 97. Corporations Act 2001 LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 Supreme Court Rules 1970 Supreme Court (Corporations) Rules 1999 Argyle Brewery Pty Ltd (t/as Craig Brewery Bar and Grill) v Darling Harbourside (Sydney) Pty Ltd (1993) 48 FCR 1 Akins v Abigroup Ltd (1998) 43 NSWLR 539 Attorney-General (NT) v Maurice (1986) 161 CLR 475 Complete Technology Pty Ltd v Toshiba (Australia) Pty Limited (1994) 53 FCR 125 Daniels Corporation International v ACCC (2002) 77 ALJR 40 eisa v Brady & Ors [2000] NSWSC 929 CASES CITED : Esso Australia Resources Limited v The Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1999] 201 CLR 49 Glover v Australian Ultra Concrete Floors [2003] NSWCA 80 Griffin v Sogelease Australia Limited & Ors (2003) 57 NSWLR 257 Home Office v Harman [1983] 1 AC 280 Nilsen Industrial Electronics Pty Ltd v National Semiconductor Corporation (1994) 48 FCR 337 Nowlan v Marson Transport Pty Ltd (2001) 53 NSWLR 116 State Bank of South Australia v Smoothdale (No. 2) Ltd (1995) 64 SASR 224 Parties to the Motion: Macquarie Equity Capital Markets Ltd (First Defendant Applicant) PARTIES : Macquarie Equities Limited (Second Defendant Applicant) Macquarie Bank Ltd (Third Defendant Applicant) Henry Davis York (Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50169/01 COUNSEL : I Jackman SC (Applicants) B Coles QC and J Renwick (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Mallesons Stephen Jaques (Applicants) Henry Davis York (Respondent)