Buzzle Operations v Apple Computer Australia [2009] NSWSC 225

Reported Decision : 74 NSWLR 469

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Buzzle Operations v Apple Computer Australia [2009] NSWSC 225 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

HEARING DATE(S) : 13 March 2009

JUDGMENT DATE : 31 March 2009

JURISDICTION : Equity

JUDGMENT OF : White J

DECISION : Refer to para 33 of judgment.

CATCHWORDS : EVIDENCE - whether affidavits and witness statements filed and served in previous Federal Court proceedings are privileged – the documents lack confidentiality as defined in s 117 of the Evidence Act 1995 and as required by s 119 of the Act – further, the documents were not prepared for the dominant purpose of the client being provided with professional legal services as required by s 119 of the Act – hence the documents are not privileged

Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW)

CATEGORY : Procedural and other rulings

Akins v Abigroup Ltd (1998) 43 NSWLR 539 Carbotech Australia Pty Ltd v Yates [2008] NSWSC 1151 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd [2009] FCAFC 32 Dubbo City Council v Barrett [2003] NSWCA 267 R v King [1983] 1 All ER 929 Southern Equities Corporation Ltd v West Australian Government Holdings Ltd (1993) 10 WAR 1 State Bank of South Australia v Smoothdale No. 2 Ltd (1995) 64 SASR 224 Ingot Capital Investments Pty Ltd v Macquarie Equity Capital Markets Ltd [2004] NSWSC 40 Trade Practices Commission v Sterling [1979] FCA 33; (1979) 36 FLR 244 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Mining Projects Group Ltd [2007] FCA 1620; 164 FCR 32 CASES CITED : Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia [1999] HCA 67; (1999) 201 CLR 49 Grant v Downs [1976] HCA 63; (1976) 135 CLR 674 Attorney-General (NT) v Maurice [[1986] HCA 80; (1986) 161 CLR 475 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Australian Safeway Stores Pty Ltd (1998) 81 FCR 526 New Cap Reinsurance Corporation Ltd (in liq) & Anor v Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd [2007] NSWSC 258 Sydney Airports Corporation Ltd v Singapore Airlines Ltd [2005] NSWCA 47 Springfield Nominees Pty Ltd v Bridgelands Securities Ltd (1992) 38 FCR 217 Sevic v Roarty (1998) 44 NSWLR 287 Ingot Capital v Macquarie Equity [2008] NSWSC 25 Comfort Hotels Ltd v Wembley Stadium Ltd [1988] 1 WLR 872 Markisic v Commonwealth of Australia [2007] NSWCA 92; (2007) 69 NSWLR 737