Hastie Group Ltd (in liq) v Moore t/as Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu [2016] NSWSC 1355

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hastie Group Ltd (in liq) v Moore t/as Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu [2016] NSWSC 1355 Hearing dates: 20 September 2016 Decision date: 23 September 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Court to inspect documents where prima facie case of privilege established Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – notices to produce – where a judge of the Court has determined documents not privileged as a whole but may be redacted as to any parts containing legal advice or views as to prospects, strategy or tactics – whether basis made out for proposed redaction – whether Court to exercise power to inspect documents said to be privileged Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: CSR Ltd v Eddy (2008) 70 NSWLR 725; NSWCA 83 Hancock v Rinehart (Privilege) [2016] NSWSC 12 Hastie Group Ltd (In liq) v Moore & ors [2016] NSWSC 1315 In the matter of Lorie Najjar & Sons Pty Limited (in liquidation) (No 5) [2013] NSWSC 1336 Rickard Constructions Pty Limited v Rickard Hails Moretti Pty Limited [2006] NSWSC 234 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: 2014/247471: Hastie Group Limited (in liq) and 31 others (Plaintiffs/Respondents) Bruce Ivan Moore trading as Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and 172 others (Defendants/Applicants)

2015/245237: Hastie Group Limited (in liq) and 41 others (Plaintiffs/Respondents) Bruce Ivan Moore trading as Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and 422 others (Defendants/Applicants) Representation: Counsel: D B Studdy SC with A Bulley (Plaintiffs/Respondents) A Shearer with V O'Halloran (Defendants/Applicants)