Warburton v The Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2017] NSWSC 69

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Warburton v The Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2017] NSWSC 69 Hearing dates: 2 February 2017 Date of orders: 14 February 2017 Decision date: 14 February 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Schmidt J Decision: (1) Leave to appeal be granted; (2) The appeal be allowed; (3) The order setting aside the subpoena be quashed; and (4) The matter be remitted to the Local Court for further hearing. Catchwords: APPEAL – Local Court order to set aside a subpoena – subpoena issued to solicitor – legal professional privilege – Division 1, Part 3.10 of the Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) – section 118 – section 119 – section 122 – section 123 – interim and final orders under the Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) – appeal allowed – order setting aside subpoena quashed – matter remitted Legislation Cited: Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990 (NSW) Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW) Cases Cited: Carter v Managing Partner, Northmore Hale Davy & Leake (1995) 183 CLR 121; (1995) 129 ALR 593; [1995] HCA 33 DPP (Cth) v Galloway (a pseudonym) & Ors (2014) 46 VR 809; [2014] VSCA 272 Expense Reduction Analysts Group Pty Ltd v Armstrong Strategic Management and Marketing Pty Limited (2013) 250 CLR 303; [2013] HCA 46 Hamilton v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWSC 1213 In the matter of Bauhaus Pyrmont Pty Ltd (in liq) [2006] NSWSC 543 Mann v Carnell (1999) 201 CLR 1; [1999] HCA 66 Network Ten Ltd v Capital Television Holdings Ltd (1995) 36 NSWLR 275 New South Wales Crime Commission v Warburton [2015] NSWSC 9 R v Pearson (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 5 March 1996, unrep) R v Wilkie [2008] NSWSC 885 Rickard Constructions Pty Limited v Rickard Hails Moretti Pty Limited [2006] NSWSC 234 State of New South Wales v Jackson [2007] NSWCA 279 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Christian Paul Warburton (Plaintiff) Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (First Defendant) Dennis Miralis (Second Defendant) Local Court of New South Wales (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Lange (Plaintiff)