Komatsu Marketing Support Australia Pty Ltd v Marsh Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 163

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Komatsu Marketing Support Australia Pty Ltd v Marsh Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 163 Hearing dates: 31 January 2012 Decision date: 05 March 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison J Decision: Appeal dismissed with costs Catchwords: APPEAL - practice and procedure - discovery - application for further discovery by defendant - appeal from decision of Associate Judge - whether documents subject to 'without prejudice' privilege were discoverable - whether s 131(2)(g) of the Evidence Act 2005 was engaged - whether party claiming client legal privilege has acted inconsistently with the maintenance of privilege - defendant's appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Evidence Act 1995 Insurance Contracts Act 1984 Supreme Court Act 1970 Supreme Court Act 1935 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: AIG Europe (Ireland) Ltd v Faraday Capital Ltd [2007] 1 All ER (Comm) 527 Australia Staff Superannuation Pty Ltd (No 2) [2007] FCA 1040 Bailey v Director-General Department of Land and Water Conservation [2009] NSWCA 100; (2009) 74 NSWLR 333 BNP Paribas v Pacific Carriers [2005] NSWCA 72 Chen & Ors v City Convenience Leasing Pty Ltd & Anor [2005] NSWCA 297 Council of the NSW Bar Association v Archer [2008] NSWCA 164; (2008) 72 NSWLR 236 Distillers Co Bio-Chemicals (Aust) Pty Ltd v Ajax Insurance Co Ltd [1974] HCA 3; (1974) 130 CLR 1 DSE (Holdings) Pty Ltd v Intertan Inc (2003) 127 FCR 499 Edwards v Insurance Office of Australia (1934) 34 SR (NSW) 88 Enterprise Oil Ltd v Strand Insurance Co Ltd [2007] EWHC 58 (Comm) Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Rio Tinto Ltd [2006] FCAFC 86 In the matter of Idoport Pty Ltd (in liq) (recs apptd); National Australia Bank Limited (& Ors) v John Sheahan (& Ors) [2012] NSWSC 58 Kernaghan v Corrections Corporation of Australia Staff Superannuation Pty Ltd (No 2) [2007] FCA 1040 Komatsu Marketing Support Australia Pty Ltd v Marsh Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 413 Mann v Carnell [1999] HCA 66; (1999) 201 CLR 1 Sabre Corporation Pty Ltd v Russ Kalvin's Hair Care Company (1993) 46 FCR 428 Telstra Corporation Ltd v BT Australasia Pty Ltd (1998) 85 FCR 152 TransGrid v Members of Lloyds Syndicate 3210 [2011] NSWSC 301 Unity Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd v Rocco Pezzano Pty Ltd [1998] HCA 38; (1998) 192 CLR 603 Warren v Coombes [1979] HCA 9; (1979) 142 CLR 531 Yokogawa Australia Pty Ltd v Alstom Power Ltd (2009) 262 ALR 738 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Komatsu Marketing Support Australia Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Marsh Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: T M Faulkner (Plaintiff) M A Jones SC (Defendant) Baker & McKenzie (Plaintiff) Wotton + Kearney Solicitors (Defendant) File Number(s): 2007/265109