Margaret Lesley Marshall and Kim Neil Marshall v Michael Prescott (No 4) [2012] NSWSC 992

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Margaret Lesley Marshall and Kim Neil Marshall v Michael Prescott (No 4) [2012] NSWSC 992 Hearing dates: Written submissions Decision date: 29 August 2012 Before: Bellew J Decision: 1. I uphold the claims for privilege made by the GIO in relation to documents 13, 14, 15, 17 and 20. 2. I otherwise dismiss the notices of motion seeking that the subpoenas issued by the plaintiffs to Turks Legal, GIO Workers Compensation (NSW) Pty Limited and GIO General Limited be set aside. 3. I order that the applicants pay 50 per cent of plaintiffs' costs of the notices of motion. 4. I order that the plaintiffs pay the costs of the GIO in respect of the claims for privilege. 5. I order that the costs in (3) and (4) above be paid forthwith. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - subpoena to non party - claim for legal professional privilege and common interest privilege - onus of establishing matters relevant to either claim - whether either claim made out Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 Uniform Civil Procedure Act 2005 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Workers Compensation Act 1987 Cases Cited: Apple Computer Australia Pty Limited v Wily [2002] NSWSC 855 Baker v Campbell (1983) 153 CLR 52 Bulk Materials (Coal Handling) Services Pty Limited v Coal and Allied Operations Pty Limited (1988) 13 NSWLR 689 Buttes Gas and Oil Company v Hammer (No 3) [1981] QB 223 Cook and Ors v Pasminco Limited and Ors (No 2) (2000) 179 ALR 462 CSR Limited v Eddy (2008) 70 NSWLR 735 The Daniels Corporation International Pty Limited and Anor v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2002] HCA 49; (2002) 213 CLR 543 Dodds Family Investments Pty Limited v Lane Industries Pty Limited (1993) 26 IPR 261 Esso Australia Resources Limited v Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia (1999) 201 CLR 49 James and Ors v Surf Road Nominees Pty Limited and Ors (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 296 Kirby v Centro Properties Limited (No 2) [2012] FCA 70 Margaret Lesley Marshall and Kim Neil Marshall v Michael Prescott (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 619 Priest v State of New South Wales [2006] NSWSC 1281 Re Global Medical Imaging Management Limited (in liquidation) [2001] NSWSC 476 Rickard Constructions Pty Limited v Rickard Hailes Moretti Pty Limited [2006] NSWSC 234 Re Southland Coal Pty Limited (rec and mgr apptd) (in liq) [2006] NSWSC 899 Sydney Ferries v Morton (No 2) [2010] NSWCA 238 Walker Corporation Pty Limited v Sydney Habour Foreshore Authority [2008] NSWLEC 247 Waters v PC Henderson (Aust) Pty Limited (CA)(NSW) 6 July 1994 Weston (as special purpose liquidator of One Tel Limited) v Publishing and Broadcasting Limited Texts Cited: Phipson on Evidence (13th Ed) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Margaret Lesley Marshall and Kim Neil Marshall - Plaintiffs / Respondents Michael Prescott - Defendant Turks Legal - Applicant GIO General Limited - Applicant GIO Workers Compensation (NSW) Pty Limited - Applicant Representation: C J Bevan & E W Young - Plaintiffs / Respondents W McManus - Defendant M J Jenkins - Applicants Turner Freeman - Plaintiffs / Respondents Colin Biggers and Paisley - Defendant Turks Legal - Applicants File Number(s): 2009/2974404