ASIC v Rich [2004] NSWSC 969

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : ASIC v Rich [2004] NSWSC 969 HEARING DATE(S) : 15 October 2004 & written submissions up to 22 October 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 27 October 2004 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Austin J DECISION : Plaintiff may provide further evidence as to the alleged privileged character of Documents 10 and 11

CATCHWORDS : EVIDENCE - client legal privilege - issue waiver - plaintiff puts in issue its state of mind regarding the propriety and legality of use of materials obtained under search warrant - document masked for client legal privilege and provided to defendants - no basis for inference that masked portions are relevant to ASIC's state of mind in to search warrant issue - no waiver of client legal privilege Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd v Spalvins (1998) 81 FCR 360 ASIC v Rich [2004] NSWSC 923 ASIC v Rich [2004] NSWSC 934 Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (1999) 201 CLR 49 Fort Dodge Australia Pty Ltd v Nature Vet Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 501 Liquorland (Australia) Pty Ltd v Anghie (2003) 7 VR 27 CASES CITED : Mann v Carnell (1999) 201 CLR 1 Perpetual Trustees (WA) Ltd v Equuscorp Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 925 Pollard v R (1992) 176 CLR 177 Ridgeway v R (1995) 184 CLR 19 Southern Equities Corporation Ltd v Arthur Andersen & Co (1997) 70 SASR 166 Telstra Corporation Ltd v BT Australasia Pty Ltd (1998) 85 FCR 152 Temwell Pty Ltd v DKGR Holdings Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 948 Australian Securities and Investments Commission (P) PARTIES : John David Rich (D1) Mark Alan Silbermann (D4) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 5934/01 COUNSEL : R B S Macfarlan QC with J P A Durack SC, N J Beaumont and J E O'Sullivan (P) D L Williams SC with M J Steele and S A Goodman (D1, D4) SOLICITORS : Jan Redfern, Solicitor for Australian Securities and Investments Commission (P) Joanne Kelly, Solicitor (D1, D4)