Baulderstone Hornibrook Pty Ltd v Queensland Investment Corporation [2011] NSWSC 127

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Baulderstone Hornibrook Pty Ltd v Queensland Investment Corporation [2011] NSWSC 127 Hearing dates: 22 & 23 February 2011 Decision date: 04 March 2011 Before: Hammerschlag J Decision: Referee's report rejected Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - EVIDENCE - waiver of privilege - where solicitors agreed not to maintain privilege in certain file notes - extent of waiver brought about by the arrangement properly construed - where questions related to the production of documents including the extent of the waiver referred to a referee for investigation and report - whether the report should be adopted or otherwise Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Chocolate Factory Apartments Pty Ltd v Westpoint Finance Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 784 Vetter v Lake Macquarie City Council (2001) 202 CLR 439 H v Schering Chemicals Ltd [1983] 1 All ER 849 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Baulderstone Hornibrook Pty Limited - Plaintiff Queensland Investment Corporation - Defendant Representation: Counsel: S.A. Kerr SC with T.J. Breakspear - Plaintiff J.E. Sexton SC with N.J. Kidd and W.A.D. Edwards - Defendant Solicitors: Clayton Utz - Plaintiff Allens Arthur Robinson - Defendant File Number(s): 2007/266669