NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Cassaniti v Paragalli [2006] NSWSC 160
HEARING DATE(S) : 16/03/06
JUDGMENT DATE : 20 March 2006
JURISDICTION : Equity Division
JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J
DECISION : Order for access to affidavit
CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - access to documents in court file - where non-party solicitor ordered to file affidavit - party seeks access to such affidavit after filing - solicitor makes submissions - solicitor's duty with respect to money in trust account - solicitor's duty of confidentiality - whether content of affidavit subject to privilege in favour of solicitor's client - whether plaintiff's application for access is "instituting proceedings"
Criminal Code 1995 (Cth), s.135.4(1) Evidence Act 1995, ss.118, 132 Felons (Civil Proceedings) Act 198, s.4 LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act 1987, s.57B Legal Profession Act 2004, s.255(1) Revised Professional Conduct and Practice Rules 1995, rule 2 Uniform Civil Procedure Act 2005, s.68 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rules 1.8, 1.9
Cassaniti v Paragalli [2006] NSWSC 50 CASES CITED : Hammond v Scheinberg (2001) 52 NSWLR 49 Ingot Capital Investments Pty Ltd v Macquarie Equity Capital Markets Ltd [2004] NSWSC 40 Knight v FP Special Assets Ltd (1992) 174 CLR 178
Sam Peter Cassaniti - Plaintiff Michelle Paragalli - First Defendant PARTIES : Rocco Paragalli - Second Defendant Antonio Paragalli - Third Defendant Joseph Paragalli - Fourth Defendant
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