Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd (ACN 108 880 968) & Ors v Bank of Queensland Limited (ACN 009 656 740) (No 14) and 13 related matters [2013] NSWSC 211

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd (ACN 108 880 968) & Ors v Bank of Queensland Limited (ACN 009 656 740) (No 14) and 13 related matters [2013] NSWSC 211 Hearing dates: 15 March 2013 Decision date: 25 March 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Ball J Decision: The OMB Parties are entitled to maintain their claim for privilege in relation to the documents contained in packets A to L produced by Professor Burton. Catchwords: EVIDENCE - client legal privilege - waiver of privilege - communication between experts and parties legal advisors - s 122 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW). Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Australian Securities & Investments Commission v Southcorp Ltd (2003) 46 ACSR 438 Gate Gourmet Australia Pty Ltd v Gate Gourmet Holding AG [2004] NSWSC 768 Integral Energy Australia v EDS (Australia) Pty Ltd (2006) NSWSC 971 Mann v Carnell [1999] HCA 66; (1999-2000) 201 CLR 1 ML Ubase Holdings Co Ltd v Trigem Computer Inc [2007] NSWSC 859 New Cap Reinsurance Corporation Ltd (in liq) v Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd [2007] NSWSC 258 Ryder v Frohlich [2005] NSWSC 1342 Temwell Pty Ltd v DKGR Holdings Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 948 Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd (ACN 108 880 968) & Ors v Bank of Queensland Limited (ACN 009 656 740) (No 13) [2013] NSWSC 90 Watkins v State of Queensland [2007] QCA 430; [2008] 1 Qd R 564 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd (ACN 108 880 968) (First Plaintiff in 06/258216 and First Defendant in 06/258225) Bronwyn Smith (Second Plaintiff in 06/258216 and Second Defendant in 08/258225) Geoffrey Versace (Third Plaintiff in 06/258216 and Third Defendant in 08/258225) Smith Partners Development Pty Ltd (Fourth Plaintiff in 06/258216; Fourth Defendant in 08/258225) Verich Holdings Pty Ltd (Fifth Plaintiff in 06/258216; Fifth Defendant in 08/258225) Bank of Queensland Limited (ACN 009 656 740) (Defendant in 06/258216; Plaintiff in 08/258225; First Defendant/Cross Claimant in 08/282126; First Defendant in 09/287816; First Defendant/Cross Claimant in 08/282304; First Defendant in 09/287824; Defendant/Cross Claimant in 10/367117; Defendant/Cross-Claimant in 08/281332; Plaintiff/First Cross Claimant in 08/279848; First Defendant in 09/287814; Defendant/Cross Claimant in 10/367086; Defendant/Cross Claimant in 10/305568; Defendant/Cross Claimant in 10/306022; Defendant/Cross Claimant in 10/304306) Rossmick No 1 Pty Limited (First Plaintiff/First Cross Defendant in 08/282126; First Plaintiff in 09/287816) Rossmick No 2 Pty Limited (Second Plaintiff/Second Cross Defendant in 08/282126; Second Plaintiff in 09/287816) Michael Bradley (Third Plaintiff/Third Cross Defendant in 08/282126; Third Plaintiff in 09/287816) Ross Chapman (Fourth Plaintiff/Fourth Cross Defendant in 08/282126; Fourth Plaintiff in 09/287816) Luke Nolan (Fifth Plaintiff/Fifth Cross Defendant in 08/282126; Fifth Plaintiff in 09/287816) Tomala No 1 Pty Ltd (ACN 110 321 698) (Sixth Plaintiff/Sixth Cross Defendant in 08/282126; Sixth Plaintiff in 09/287816) Casmick Pty Ltd (ACN 110 292 012) (Seventh Plaintiff/Seventh Cross Defendant in 08/282126; Seventh Plaintiff in 09/287816) Nolan No 1 Pty Ltd (ACN 110 019 426) (Eighth Plaintiff/Eighth Cross Defendant in 08/282126; Eighth Plaintiff in 09/287816) Nadine Nolan (Ninth Plaintiff/Ninth Cross Defendant in 08/282126; Ninth Plaintiff in 09/287816) David Liddy (Second Defendant in 08/282126; Second Defendant in 09/287816; Second Defendant in 09/287824; Second Cross Defendant in 08/279848; Second Defendant in 09/287814) Jude Financial Services Pty Ltd (ACN 115 763 481) (First Plaintiff/First Cross Defendant in 08/282304; First Plaintiff in 09/287824) Russell Jude Edward Gardner (Second Plaintiff/Second Cross Defendant in 08/282304; Second Plaintiff in 09/287824) Penelope Ann Gardner (Third Plaintiff/Third Cross Defendant in 08/282304; Third Plaintiff in 09/287824) Donna Quinn (Third Defendant in 08/282126; Third Defendant in 09/287816; Fourth Defendant in 09/287824) Garry Allsop (Fourth Defendant in 09/287816; Fourth Defendant in 08/282126; Fourth Defendant in 09/287816; Third Defendant in 09/287824; Third Cross Defendant in 08/279848) Shamarbre Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff/First Cross Defendant in 10/367117) Ronald George Johnson (Second Plaintiff/Second Cross Defendant in 10/367117) Geraghty & Palmer (NSW) Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff/First Cross Defendant in 08/281332) Shauna Margaret Geraghty (Second Plaintiff/Second Cross Defendant in 08/281332) Barry Palmer (Third Plaintiff/Third Cross Defendant in 08/281332) SME Business Assist Pty Limited (ACN 108 524 232) (First Defendant/First Cross Claimant in 08/279848; First Plaintiff in 09/287814) Scott Rolfe McCoy (Second Defendant/Second Cross Claimant in 08/279848; Second Plaintiff in 09/287814) Leokate Pty Ltd (ACN 111 162 068) (First Plaintiff/First Cross Defendant in 10/367086) Stephen Sargent (Second Plaintiff/Second Cross Defendant in 10/367086) Lauren Sargent (Third Plaintiff/Third Cross Defendant in 10/367086) Best Deal Pty Limited (ACN 119 366 433) (First Plaintiff/First Cross Defendant in 10/305568) Jeffrey Bruce Jones (Second Plaintiff/Second Cross Defendant in 10/305568) LJH Group Pty Limited (ACN 123 507 497) (First Plaintiff/First Cross Defendant in 10/306022) Leslie Xu (Second Plaintiff/Second Cross Defendant in 10/306022) Jin Yu Yang (Third Plaintiff/Third Cross Defendant in 10/306022) Southpole Financial Services Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff/First Cross Defendant in 10/304306) Harunur Rashid Chowdhury (Second Plaintiff/Second Cross Defendant in 10/304306) Iftekhar Tarek Hassan (Third Plaintiff/Third Cross Defendant in 10/304306) Ikthedar Hassan Murad (Fourth Plaintiff/Fourth Cross Defendant in 10/304306) Representation: NA Cotman SC with RD Glasson (OMB Parties) S Couper QC with JV Gooley, GAF Connolly and RM Higgins (Bank Parties) McCabes (OMB Parties) HWL Ebsworths (Bank Parties) File Number(s): 06/258216 Publication restriction: N/A