G&S Engineering Services Pty Ltd v MACH Energy Australia Pty Ltd (No 11) [2023] NSWSC 1372

G&S Engineering Services Pty Ltd v MACH Energy Australia Pty Ltd (No 11) [2023] NSWSC 1372

After reading CDJV's evidence and inspecting the disputed documents, the Court was satisfied that the documents were privileged, except for the documents behind tabs 224, 226, 243 and 245, which were copies of communications between the parties and which CDJV did not oppose disclosing as a matter of practicality.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
13 November 2023
Procedural Posture
Equity Technology and Construction List Proceeding Concerning a March 2017 Contract to Design, Construct and Commission a Coal Handling and Processing Plant and Train Load Out Facility at Mount Pleasant / Interlocutory Ruling on Challenged Claims for Client Legal Privilege
Outcome
Claims for privilege upheld, except in relation to the documents behind tabs 224, 226, 243 and 245 which CDJV did not oppose disclosing.
Legal Topics
['client Legal Privilege' 'legal Professional Privilege' 'in House Lawyer Communications' 'inspection of Disputed Documents' 'waiver of Privilege']
['evidence' 'civil Procedure' 'construction Law'] ['client Legal Privilege' 'legal Professional Privilege' 'in House Lawyer Communications' 'inspection of Disputed Documents' 'waiver of Privilege']

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Procedural Posture

Equity Technology and Construction List Proceeding Concerning a March 2017 Contract to Design, Construct and Commission a Coal Handling and Processing Plant and Train Load Out Facility at Mount Pleasant / Interlocutory Ruling on Challenged Claims for Client Legal Privilege

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the remaining disputed Janson Documents were subject to client legal privilege.' 'Whether documents behind tabs 224, 226, 243 and 245 should remain withheld where they were copies of communications between the parties attached to privileged documents.']

Ratio Decidendi

After reading CDJV's evidence and inspecting the disputed documents, the Court was satisfied that the documents were privileged, except for the documents behind tabs 224, 226, 243 and 245, which were copies of communications between the parties and which CDJV did not oppose disclosing as a matter of practicality.

Court Disposition

Claims for privilege upheld, except in relation to the documents behind tabs 224, 226, 243 and 245 which CDJV did not oppose disclosing.

Orders

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