Australian Competition and Consumer Commissioner v Visy Industries Holdings Pty Limited (No 4) [2008] FCA 1374

Australian Competition and Consumer Commissioner v Visy Industries Holdings Pty Limited (No 4) [2008] FCA 1374

Special circumstances existed warranting the making of a broad order for Harman relief, permitting the fourth respondent to use documents obtained coercively in the civil proceeding for the purposes of a related criminal proceeding, subject to protection of confidentiality and legal professional privilege.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
27 August 2008
Procedural Posture
Civil / Interlocutory Application – Harman Relief – Leave to Use Documents in Related Proceeding
Outcome
Interlocutory relief (Harman relief) granted
Legal Topics
['harman Relief' 'use of Documents Obtained Coercively' 'legal Professional Privilege' 'confidentiality Orders']
['civil Procedure'] ['harman Relief' 'use of Documents Obtained Coercively' 'legal Professional Privilege' 'confidentiality Orders']

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Procedural Posture

Civil / Interlocutory Application – Harman Relief – Leave to Use Documents in Related Proceeding

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether special circumstances exist to grant Harman relief for the use of documents obtained coercively in related Federal Court criminal proceedings' 'Appropriate scope of order for use of such documents' 'Protection of claims for confidentiality and legal professional privilege']

Ratio Decidendi

Special circumstances existed warranting the making of a broad order for Harman relief, permitting the fourth respondent to use documents obtained coercively in the civil proceeding for the purposes of a related criminal proceeding, subject to protection of confidentiality and legal professional privilege.

Court Disposition

Interlocutory relief (Harman relief) granted

Orders

  • ['Leave granted to fourth respondent to use any document obtained coercively in VID 1650 of 2005 for purpose of proceeding VID 443 of 2008, subject to specified conditions regarding confidentiality orders and legal professional privilege.' 'Liberty to apply reserved to any person including any person from whom a...