NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : French v Polar Technologies International Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 1260
HEARING DATE(S) : 21 November 2006
JUDGMENT DATE : 22 November 2006
JURISDICTION : Equity
JUDGMENT OF : Hamilton J
DECISION : Appeal dismissed.
CATCHWORDS : EVIDENCE [75] – Facts excluded from proof – On grounds of privilege – Professional confidence – Legal profession – Waiver of privilege – Effect of Evidence Act 1995 – Issue in proceedings incapable of fair determination without reference to confidential legal advice - PROCEDURE [33] – Courts and judges generally – Courts – Dismissal of proceedings for want of prosecution – Principles applicable – Relevant considerations.
Evidence Act 1995 ss 118 & 122(1) LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 s 16 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 r 12.7
Andresakis v Alexus Holdings Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 294 Birkett v James [1978] AC 297 Chen v City Convenience Leasing Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 297 CASES CITED : Hoser v Hartcher [1999] NSWSC 527 Micallef v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 274 Razvan v Berechet NSWCA 23 February 1990 unreported Stollznow v Calvert [1980] 2 NSWLR 749 Telstra Corporation Ltd v BT Australasia Pty Ltd (1998) 85 FCR 152
Andrew Boyd French (P) Polar Technologies International Pty Limited (D1) Noel Arthur Kneale (D2) PARTIES : John William Graham (D3) Janis Neimanis (D4) Thomas George Swift (D5) Polar Technologies Asia Pty Limited (D6)
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