In the matter of Global Advanced Metals Pty Limited [2019] NSWSC 1545

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Global Advanced Metals Pty Limited [2019] NSWSC 1545 Hearing dates: 6, 7 November 2019 Date of orders: 07 November 2019 Decision date: 08 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Rees J Decision: Plaintiff's claim of privilege upheld Catchwords: EVIDENCE — Privilege — Client legal privilege — Documents produced in answer to Notice to Produce shortly before hearing — Admissibility of affidavit evidence in support of privilege claim — Applicability of s 75 of the Evidence Act — Leave to adduce further evidence in support appropriate in circumstances — Whether Court should inspect documents — Whether issue waiver — Relevance of statutory requirement of good faith in s 237 of the Corporations Act — No issue waiver — Claim upheld. Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 236, 237 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), s 75 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 75, 118, 119 Cases Cited: Archer Capital 4A Pty Ltd (as trustee for the Archer Capital Trust 4A) v Sage Group plc (No 2) (2013) 306 ALR 384; [2013] FCA 1098 AWB Ltd v Cole (No 5) (2006) 155 FCR 30; [2006] FCA 1234 Chen v City Convenience Leasing Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 297 Commissioner of Australian Federal Police v Propend Finance Pty Limited (1997) 188 CLR 501; [1997] HCA 3 Commissioner of Taxation v Rio Tinto Ltd (2006) 151 FCR 341; [2006] FCAFC 86 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Archer (2008) 72 NSWLR 236; [2008] NSWCA 164 Domain Paper (Australia) Pty Ltd v Galloway [2014] FCA 936 DSE (Holdings) Pty Ltd v Intertan Inc (2003) 127 FCR 499; [2003] FCA 384 Grant v Downs (1976) 135 CLR 674 Hastie Group Ltd (In Liq) v Moore (t/as Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu) (2016) 339 ALR 635; [2016] NSWCA 305 Kennedy v Wallace (2004) 208 ALR 242; [2004] FCA 332 Mitsubishi Electric Australia Pty Ltd v Victoria WorkCover Authority (2002) 4 VR 332; [2002] VSCA 59 SA EMed Pty Ltd v Calvary Health Care Adelaide Ltd (No 2) [2011] FCA 835 Standard Chartered Bank of Australia Ltd v Antico (1993) 36 NSWLR 87 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Metallurg Inc (Plaintiff)