Gate Gourmet Australia Pty Limited (in liquidation) v Gate Gourmet Holding AG & Ors [2004] NSWSC 768

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Gate Gourmet Australia Pty Limited (in liquidation) v Gate Gourmet Holding AG & Ors [2004] NSWSC 768 HEARING DATE(S) : 18/08/04, 19/08/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 27 August 2004

JURISDICTION: Equity Division Commercial List JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J DECISION : Subject to one clarification, S.50 application to be allowed. Rulings on privilege.

CATCHWORDS : Application to allow summary evidence - Legal Professional Privilege LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Southcorp Limited (2003) 46 ACSR 438 Attorney-General (NT) v Maurice (1986) 161 CLR 475; 69 ALR 31 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Lux Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 89; BC 200300344 Australian Federal Police, Commissioner of v Propend Finance Pty Ltd (1997) 188 CLR 501; 141 ALR 545; 91 A Crim R 451 Dingwall v Commonwealth of Australia (1992) 39 FCR 521 Goldberg v Ng (1995) 185 CLR 83; 132 ALR 57 CASES CITED : Instant Colour Pty Ltd v Canon Australia Pty Ltd [1995] FCA 870; BC9506842 Interchase Corp Ltd (in liq) v Grosvenor Hill (Qld) Pty Ltd (No 1) [1999] 1 Qd R 141 Spassked Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (No 4) (2002) 50 ATR 70 Temwell Pty Ltd v DKGR Holdings Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 948 Tirango Nominees Pty Ltd v Dairy Vale Foods Ltd (No 2) (1998) 83 FCR 397; 156 ALR 364 Trade Practices Commission v Sterling (1979) 36 FLR 244 Wheeler v Le Marchant (1881) 17 Ch D 675 Gate Gourmet Australia Pty Limited (in liquidation) ACN 089 347 562 (Plaintiff) Gate Gourmet Holding AG, Company Number CH-020.3.003.945-1 (First Plaintiff) Gate Gourmet (Holdings) Pty Limited ACN 004 122 872 (Second Defendant) PARTIES : Odd Gunnar Engebretsen (Third Defendant) Lars Fredrik Larsen (Fourth Defendant) Henning Boysen (Fifth Defendant) Lucas Grolimund (Sixth Defendant) Gate Gourmet Switzerland GMBH (Seventh Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50180/01 COUNSEL : Mr B Coles QC, Ms E Collins (Plaintiff) Mr M Pembroke QC, Mr N Perram (Second, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Defendants) SOLICITORS : Clayton Utz (Plaintiff) Mallesons Stephen Jaques (Second, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Defendants)