Application concerning Section 80 of the Supreme Court Act and Sections 119 and 128 of the Evidence Act [2004] NSWSC 614

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Application concerning Section 80 of the Supreme Court Act and Sections 119 and 128 of the Evidence Act [2004] NSWSC 614 HEARING DATE(S) : Suppressed JUDGMENT DATE : 1 July 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Brownie AJ at 1 DECISION : Order made for limited publication.

CATCHWORDS : Practice and procedure - proceeding in closed court - publication of reasons for rulings on questions of law decided in closed court. - Evidence - privilege - common interest privilege. - Evidence - privilege - privilege against self-incrimination. David Syme Limited v General Motors Holden Limited [1984] 2 NSWLR 294 R v Bikic (2001) NSWCCA 537 at 15 British American Tobacco Australia Services Ltd v Cowell [2002] VSCA 191 Douglas v Hello! Limited [2003] EWHC 55 at 86 CASES CITED : Accident Insurance Mutual Holdings Limited v McFadden (1993) 31 NSWLR 412 at 430 Ex parte P re Hamilton (1957) 74 WN(NSW) 397 at 399 Farrow Mortgage Company Pty Limited (In Liquidation) v Webb (1996) 39 NSWLR 601 at 612 DSE (Holdings) Pty Limited v InterTAN Inc (2003) 203 ALR 348 State of South Australia v Peat Marwick Mitchell (1995) 67 SASR 72 at 77 United States Surgical Corporation v Hospital Products International Pty Limited , extracted in Ritchie's Supreme Court Practice at 13023 PARTIES : Suppressed FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 13177/02 COUNSEL : Suppressed SOLICITORS : Suppressed

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMOM LAW DIVISION

BROWNIE AJ

1 July 2004

13177/02 – Application concerning Section 80 of the Supreme Court Act and Sections 38 and 128 of the Evidence Act