White v The New South Wales Commissioner of Police [2012] NSWSC 1556

White v The New South Wales Commissioner of Police [2012] NSWSC 1556

Each party was partly successful and unsuccessful on different issues, specifically Mr White's unsuccessful claim for privilege over time sheets and ledger, and the Commissioner’s accepted adherence to agreed protocols justified departure from the usual costs order. Accordingly, each party is to bear its own costs.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
14 December 2012
Procedural Posture
Civil / Costs Determination After Orders and Declarations on Privilege and Access
Outcome
Each party to bear its own costs.
Legal Topics
['costs' 'legal Professional Privilege' 'documents Seized by Search Warrant']
['procedure' 'evidence'] ['costs' 'legal Professional Privilege' 'documents Seized by Search Warrant']

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Procedural Posture

Civil / Costs Determination After Orders and Declarations on Privilege and Access

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether file notes seized under search warrant are subject to legal professional privilege' 'Appropriate costs order given resolution regarding documents seized']

Ratio Decidendi

Each party was partly successful and unsuccessful on different issues, specifically Mr White's unsuccessful claim for privilege over time sheets and ledger, and the Commissioner’s accepted adherence to agreed protocols justified departure from the usual costs order. Accordingly, each party is to bear its own costs.

Court Disposition

Each party to bear its own costs.

Orders

  • ['Each party to bear its own costs.']