The Owners – Strata Plan No 76902 v Roads and Maritime Services ABN 76 236 371 [2017] NSWSC 528

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Owners – Strata Plan No 76902 v Roads and Maritime Services ABN 76 236 371 [2017] NSWSC 528 Hearing dates: 24 April 2017 Decision date: 05 May 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Ball J Decision: 1. The second cross defendant to the second cross-claim, Taylor Thomson Whitting (NSW) Pty Ltd (TTW), be granted access to the documents produced in answer to the subpoena dated 20 May 2016 addressed to Pell Sullivan Meynink Pty Limited.

2. The cross claimants to the second cross-claim provide disclosure of documents falling within categories 10 and 23 in the document annexed to the amended notice of motion filed on 24 April 2017.

3. TTW's application for disclosure of documents falling within categories 1, 13 and 14 in the document annexed to the amended notice of motion filed on 24 April 2017 be stood over until 26 May 2017;

4. The costs of the motion filed on 11 April 2016 and amended motion filed on 24 April 2017 are reserved. Catchwords: EVIDENCE – subpoena for production of documents – whether subpoena should be set aside – whether documents subject of subpoena are privileged – whether privilege lost because of knowing and voluntary disclosure – whether party claiming privilege acted in a way inconsistent with the maintenance of the privilege PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – discovery and interrogatories – disclosure of documents – access to documents produced on subpoena Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) ss 119, 122, 126 Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 (NSW) s 5(1)(c) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 33.11(1) Cases Cited: Commissioner for Railways v Small (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 564; (1938) 55 WN (NSW) 215 Mann v Carnell (1999) 201 CLR 1; [1999] HCA 66 National Employers' Mutual General Insurance Association Ltd v Waind & Hill [1978] 1 NSWLR 372 New Price Retail Services Pty Ltd v Hanna [2012] NSWSC 422 Osland v Secretary to the Department of Justice (2008) 234 CLR 275; [2008] HCA 37 Unity Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd v Rocco Pezzano Pty Ltd (1998) 192 CLR 603; [1998] HCA 38 Texts Cited: Supreme Court Practice Note Eq11 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Taylor Thomson Whitting (NSW) Pty Ltd (Seventh Defendant | Second Cross Defendant to Second Cross Claim) Walsh Bay Finance Pty Ltd (Second Defendant | First Cross Claimant to Second Cross Claim) Mirvac (Walsh Bay) Pty Ltd (Third Defendant | Second Cross Claimant to Second Cross Claim) Transfield (Walsh Bay) Pty Ltd (Fourth Defendant | Third Cross Claimant to Second Cross Claim) Mirvac Design Pty Ltd (Sixth Defendant | Fourth Cross Claimant to Second Cross Claim) Representation: Counsel: M Ashhurst SC with D Macfarlane (Seventh Defendant | Second Cross Defendant to Second Cross Claim) DT Miller SC with BA Jacobs (Second to Fourth Defendant and Sixth Defendant | First to Fourth Cross Claimants to Second Cross Claim)