Baron v Gilmore [2018] NSWSC 439

Baron v Gilmore [2018] NSWSC 439

Privilege is upheld only for documents where sufficient evidence demonstrates they were created for the dominant purpose of legal advice or anticipated litigation, and for a mediation document subject to without prejudice privilege; blanket claims without adequate detail or evidence are insufficient.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
11 April 2018
Procedural Posture
Equity Commercial List / Procedural Ruling on Privilege and Access to Documents
Outcome
Defendants given access to most subpoenaed documents except for certain correspondence, draft letter of instructions, and a mediation document; each party to bear their own costs of the motion.
Legal Topics
['legal Professional Privilege' 'without Prejudice Privilege' 'litigation Privilege']
['evidence' 'civil Procedure'] ['legal Professional Privilege' 'without Prejudice Privilege' 'litigation Privilege']

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Procedural Posture

Equity Commercial List / Procedural Ruling on Privilege and Access to Documents

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether documents produced on subpoena are protected by legal professional privilege or without prejudice privilege' 'Whether plaintiffs have established sufficient evidence to support claims for privilege over various categories of documents']

Ratio Decidendi

Privilege is upheld only for documents where sufficient evidence demonstrates they were created for the dominant purpose of legal advice or anticipated litigation, and for a mediation document subject to without prejudice privilege; blanket claims without adequate detail or evidence are insufficient.

Court Disposition

Defendants given access to most subpoenaed documents except for certain correspondence, draft letter of instructions, and a mediation document; each party to bear their own costs of the motion.

Orders

  • ['Defendants be given access to documents produced on subpoena by Furzer Crestani Forensic except: (a) correspondence between Shakenovsky & Associates and specified individuals; (b) draft letter of instructions from Shakenovsky & Associates to Furzer Crestani Forensic; (c) document prepared by Ian Gilmore for...