Guy Carpenter & Company Pty Ltd v Grove (No 3) [2011] FCA 1250

Guy Carpenter & Company Pty Ltd v Grove (No 3) [2011] FCA 1250

The Court determined that the respondents' verified lists comply with Rule 20.17(2) of the Federal Court Rules 2011 and there is no basis for requiring a more detailed list, so the application was dismissed.

Parties
Applicant: Guy Carpenter & Company Pty Ltd; First Respondent: Scott Grove; Second Respondent: John Carroll; Third Respondent: Grant Hollyman; Fourth Respondent: Peter Cheeseman; Fifth Respondent: AON Benfield Australia Ltd ACN 003 026 668
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
27 October 2011
Procedural Posture
Interlocutory Application / Post Discovery, Determination of Privilege List Detail
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Discovery of Documents, Legal Professional Privilege
Practice and Procedure Discovery of Documents Legal Professional Privilege

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Parties

Guy Carpenter & Company Pty Ltd

Applicant

Scott Grove

First Respondent

John Carroll

Second Respondent

Grant Hollyman

Third Respondent

Peter Cheeseman

Fourth Respondent

AON Benfield Australia Ltd ACN 003 026 668

Fifth Respondent

Procedural Posture

Interlocutory Application / Post Discovery, Determination of Privilege List Detail

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the respondents should be required to serve a further verified list of documents identifying the nature of the legal advice founding the claim for privilege

Ratio Decidendi

The Court determined that the respondents' verified lists comply with Rule 20.17(2) of the Federal Court Rules 2011 and there is no basis for requiring a more detailed list, so the application was dismissed.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • Paragraph 3 of the applicant's interlocutory application is dismissed.
  • The matter is listed from 9.00-10.00 a.m. on Thursday 3 November 2011.