CLPwatch

This CLP Watch web page has been developed by the Law Council's Federal Litigation Section, as an update on cases affecting Client Legal Privilege. It follows on from the Client Legal Privilege Special Edition of the Federal Litigation Section Newsletter, which was produced and distributed by the Section in July 2006.

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Australian Law Reform Commission Inquiry into Client Legal Privilege

• About the Inquiry
• ALRC Issues Paper 33 - Client Legal Privilege and Federal Investigatory Bodies
• Law Council resonse to the ALRC Issues Paper 33 (lodged 4 June 2007)
• ALRC Discussion Paper 73 - Client Legal Privilege and Federal Investigatory Bodies
• Law Council resonse to the ALRC Discussion Paper 73 (lodged 1 November 2007)
• ALRC Report 107 - Privilege in Perspective: Client Legal Privilege in Federal Investigations

CLP Case Summaries

2011

• Brennan & Shaw [2011] FamCAFC 11 (2 February 2011)
• Krok v Szaintop Homes Pty Ltd (No 1) [2011] VSC 16 (8 February 2011)
• British American Tobacco Australia Services Limited v Laurie [2011] HCA 2 (9 February 2011)
• Wingecarribee Shire Council v Lehman Brothers Australia Limited (in liq) (No 5) [2011] FCA 245 (18 March 2011)
• TransGrid v Members of Lloyds Syndicate 3210 [2011] NSWSC 301 (13 April 2011)
• Hodgson v Amcor Ltd; Amcor Ltd v Barnes (No 2) [2011] VSC 204 (11 May 2011)
• Samenic Ltd (formerly Hoyts Cinemas Ltd) v APM Group (Aust) Pty Ltd [2011] VSC 194 (12 May 2011)
• Public Transport Ticketing Corp Ltd v Integrated Transit Solutions Ltd [2011] NSWSC 453 (19 May 2011)
  
• Alliance Craton Explorer Pty Ltd v Quasar Resources Pty Ltd [2011] SASC 90 (26 May 2011)
• Austral Dutch Kaolin Pty Ltd v Hanjin PandC Co Ltd [2011] FCA 638 (7 June 2011)
• Hodgson v Amcor Ltd; Amcor Ltd v Barnes (No 4) [2011] VSC 269 (16 June 2011)
• Amcor Ltd v Barnes [2011] VSC 341 (26 July 2011)
• Absolute Analogue Inc v Sundance Resources Ltd [no 2] [2011] WASC 243 (10 August 2011)
• Powercor Australia Ltd v Perry [2011] VSCA 239 (10 August 2011)
• British American Tobacco Australia Ltd v Secretary, Department of Health and Ageing [2011] FCAFC 107 (23 August 2011)
• Carey v Korda (no 2) [2011] WASC 220 (26 August 2011)
  
• Towercom Pty Ltd v Fahour [2011] VSC 455 (9 September 2011)
• Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Australian Lending Centre Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] FCA 1057 (12 September 2011)
• Dura (Australia) Constructions Pty Ltd v Hue Boutique Living Pty Ltd [2011] VSC 477 (23 September 2011) 
• Kentish Council v Bellenjuc Pty Ltd [2011] TASSC 58 (11 November 2011)
• Re Sumabe Pty Ltd and Minister for Health and Ageing [2011] AATA 799 (11 November 2011)
• Newtronics Pty Ltd v Gjergja and ors [2011] VSC 594 (23 November 2011)
• Hanks v Admiralty Resources NL [2011] FCA 1464 (16 December 2011)
• Bare v Small [2011] VSC 639 (19 December 2011)

2010

• Clifford v Vegas Enterprises Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCA 36 (3 February 2010) 
• Priceline Pty Ltd v JHY Nominees Pty Ltd and Ors [2010] VSC 61 (11 March2010)
• Zentai v Honourable Brendan O'Connor (No 2) [2010] FCA 252 (19 March 2010)
• Schulman v Abbott Tout Lawyers [2010] FCA 308 (31 March 2010)
• Goldamere Pty Ltd v Metso Minterals Industries (No 2) [2010] TASSC 14 (1 April 2010)
• Re Mohamed Haneef and Australian Federal Police [2010] AATA 514 (9 July 2010)
• Ferella v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2010] FCA 766 (22 July 2010)
• Griffiths v Rose [2010] FCA 964 (31 August 2010)
• Dye v Commonwealth Securities Ltd (No 5) [2010] FCA 950 (1 September 2010)
• AED Oil Ltd & Ors v Elizabeth Back & Ors (No 3) [2010] VSC 403 (10 September 2010)
• Media Ocean Ltd v Optus Mobile Pty Ltd (No 8) [2010] FCA 1049 (27 September 2010) 
• Weston v Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1288 (5 November 2010)
• Brunswick Hill Apartments Pty Ltd v CGU Insurance [2010] VSC 532 (24 November 2010)
• Allen v State of Queensland [2010] QSC 442 (26 November 2010)
• Gillies v Downer EDI Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1323 (3 December 2010)
  

2009

• Yokogawa Australia Pty Ltd and Ors v Alstom Power Ltd [2009] SASC 377 (11 December 2009)
• G and S Engineering v Lampson Australia Pty Ltd and Anor [2009] QSC 361 (21 November 2009)
• State of New South Wales v Betfair Pty Ltd [2009]FCAFC 160 (12 November 2009)
• ASIC v Lindberg [2009] VSCA 234 (9 October 2009)
  
• McGuirk v University of New South Wales; University of New South Wales v McGuirk [2009] NSWCA 321 (7 October 2009)
• Ewing International Limited Partnership v Ausbulk Ltd [2009] SASC 317 (6 October 2009)
  
• Tarong Energy Corporation Ltd v South Burnett Regional Council (formerly Nanango Shire Council) [2009] QCA 265 (8 September 2009)
• Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs v Cathay Pacific Airways Limited [2009] FCAFC 105 (31 August 2009)
• RCI Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia [2009] FCA 910 (19 August 2009)
• Gray v Bny Trust Co of Australia Ltd (Formerly Guardian Trust Australia Ltd) [2009] NSWSC 789 (18 August 2009)
• Schreuder v Murray [no 2] [2009] WASCA 145 (14 August 2009)
• Creswick and Ors v Ctreswick [2009] QSC 219 (7 August 2009)
• Re AWB Ltd (No 6) [2009] VSC 330 (6 August 2009)
• Harden Shire Council v Curtis [2009] NSWCA 179 (21 July 2009)
• Bond v West Australian Newspapers Ltd [no 3] [2009] WASC 129 (19 May 2009)
• Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v International Litigation Funding Partners Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] FCA 449 (6 May 2009)
• Bailey v Department of Land and Water Conservation [2009] NSWCA 100 (5 May 2009)
• R v Rich (Ruling No 28) [2009] VSC 162 (27 April 2009)
• Buzzle Operations v Apple Computer Australia [2009] NSWSC 225 (31 March 2009)
• Spalding v Radio Canberra Pty Ltd [2009] ACTSC 26 (24 March 2009)
• Eric Preston Pty Ltd v Euroz Securities Ltd [2009] FCA 240 (17 March 2009)
• ACCC v Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd [2009] FCAF 32 (20 March 2009)
• Robertson v Robertson (No 1) [2009] VSC 118 (6 March 2009)
• Artistic Builders Pty Ltd v Nash [2009] NSWSC 102 (6 March 2009)
• Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd v Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd [2009] WASC 34 (25 February 2009)

2008

• Atos Consulting Ltd v Avis Europe plc [2008] Bus LR D20 (9 February 2007)
• Fig Tree Developments Ltd v Australian Property Custodian Holdings Ltd [2008] FCA 1041 (27 June 2008)
• In the Matter of ACN 005 408 462 Pty Ltd (formerly TEAC Australia Pty Ltd) [2008] FCA 964 (26 June 2008)
• Jarra Creek Central Packing Shed Pty Ltd v Amcor Limited [2008] FCA 554 (24 April 2008)
• Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd v Amcor Limited [2008] FCA 88 (19 February 2008)
• Ingot Capital v Macquarie Equity [2008] NSWSC 25 (25 January 2008)

2007

• Rich v Harrington [2007] FCA 1097 (13 December 2007)
• State of New South Wales v Jackson [2007] NSWCA 279 (10/10/07) (10 October 2007)
• Re Farnaby and Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (2007) 97 ALD 788 (21 September 2007)
• Visy Industries Holdings Pty Ltd v ACCC [2007] FCAFC 147 (12 September 2007)
• Telstra Corporation Limited v Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (No.2) [2007] FCA 1445 (12 September 2007)
• Barnes v Commissioner of Taxation [2007] FCAFC 88 (22 August 2007)
• ML Ubase Holdings Co Ltd v Trigern Computer Inc [2007] NSWSC 859 (8 August 2007)
• BHP Billiton v Esso Australia [2007] VSC 281 (7 August 2007)
• Hoy Mobile Pty Ltd v Allphones Retail Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 933 (21 June 2007)
• GT Corp Pty Ltd v Amare Safety Pty Ltd [2007] VSC 123 (25 May 2007)
• Secretary to the Department of Justice v Osland [2007] VSCA 96 (17 May 2007)
• Stamp v Stamp [2007] FAMCA 420 (11 May 2007)
• Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Visy Industries Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2007] FCA 444 (29 March 2007)
• University of Western Australia v Gray (No 15) [2007] FCA 423 (23 March 2007)
• Z v NSW Crime Commission [2007] HCA 7 (28 February 2007)
• Barnes v Cmr of Taxation [2007] FCA 3 (9 January 2007)

2006

• AWB Ltd v Cole (No 5) [2006] FCA 1234 (18 September 2006)
• In the matter of Southland Coal Pty Ltd (in liq) [2006] NSWSC 899 (6 September 2006)
• Rio Tinto v Cmr of Taxation [2006] FCA 1200 (4 September 2006)
• Brookfield v Yevad Products Pty Ltd [2006] FCA 1180 (31 August 2006)