NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 53 ACSR 242
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : 789TEN Pty Ltd & Ors v Westpac Banking Corporation Ltd [2005] NSWSC 123
HEARING DATE(S) : 25 February 2005
JUDGMENT DATE : 8 March 2005
Equity Division JURISDICTION : Commercial List
JUDGMENT OF : Bergin J
DECISION : See paragraph 75
CATCHWORDS : [Privilege] - "Litigation privilege" (s 119 of the Evidence Act 1995) and "advice privilege" (s 118 of the Evidence Act 1995) claimed in respect of documents produced on subpoena - Whether documents produced for relevant "dominant purpose" - Claim that some documents covered by s 131(1)(b) of the Evidence Act 1995 - "attempt to negotiate" - Whether the auditor of the Bank was acting as the Bank's agent - Consideration of claim of implied agency in circumstances of auditor's responsibilities under Part 2M.4 of the Corporations Act 2001.
Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Corporation Act 2001(Cth) LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW)
Alfred Crompton Amusement Machines Ltd v Customs & Excise Commissioners (No. 2) [1972] 2 Q.B. 102 Attorney-General (NT) v Kearney (1985) 158 CLR 500 Australian Rugby Union Ltd v Hospitality Group Pty Ltd (1999) 165 ALR 253 Commissioner of Taxation v Pratt Holdings Pty Ltd (2003) 51 ATR 593 DSE (Holdings) Pty Ltd v InterTAN Inc & Anor (2003) 135 FCR 151 In re Transplanters (Holding Company) Ltd [1958] 1 W.L.R. 822 Law Society of New South Wales v Bruce & Ors (1996) 40 NSWLR 77 Leary v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1980) 11 ATR 145 CASES CITED : McGregor Clothing Company Ltd's Trade Mark [1978] FSR 353 Mitsubishi Electric Australia Pty Ltd v Victorian Workcover Authority (2002) 4 VR 332 Nickmar Pty Ltd & Anor v Preservatrice Skandia Insurance Ltd (1985) 3 NSWLR 44 Pricewaterhouse Coopers (a firm) v Commissioner of Taxation (2004) 207 ALR 217 Singapore Airlines v Sydney Airports Corporation & Anor [2004] NSWSC 380 Telstra Corporation v Australis Media Holdings & Ors (1997) 41 NSWLR 147 Waterford v The Commonwealth (1987) 163 CLR 54 Waugh v British Railways Board [1980] AC 521
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