Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd (ACN 108 880 968) v Bank of Queensland Limited (ACN 009 656 740) (No 16) and 13 related matters [2013] NSWSC 418

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd (ACN 108 880 968) v Bank of Queensland Limited (ACN 009 656 740) (No 16) and 13 related matters [2013] NSWSC 418 Hearing dates: 11 April 2013 Decision date: 26 April 2013 Before: Ball J Decision: Notice of motion filed on 11 April 2013 be dismissed Catchwords: EVIDENCE - privilege - client legal privilege - whether an adequate description of documents, over which privilege is claimed, has been provided - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 21.3 and 21.4 - whether privilege properly claimed - inspection of privileged material - DISCOVERY - relevance - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 21.1(2). Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Practice Note SC Eq 11 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Dye v Commonwealth Securities Ltd (No 5) [2010] FCA 950 Grant v Downs [1976] HCA 63; (1976) 135 CLR 674 Kennedy v Wallace [2004] FCAFC 337; (2004) 142 FCR 185 Kirby v Centro Properties Limited (No 2) [2012] FCA 70; (2012) 87 ACSR 229 Lake Cumbeline Pty Limited v Effem Foods Pty Limited [1994] FCA 1479 Marshall v Prescott [2012] NSWSC 992 National Crime Authority v S (1991) 29 FCR 203 Palavi v Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 264 Priest v State of New South Wales [2006] NSWSC 1281 Re Southland Coal Pty Limited (receivers and managers appointed (in liq)) [2006] NSWSC 899; (2006) 203 FLR 1 Rich v Harrington [2007] FCA 1987; (2007) 245 ALR 106 Walker Corporation Pty Limited v Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority [2008] NSWLEC 247; (2008) 161 LGERA 86 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): Publication restriction: N/A