24 Jul 2009
HOUGHTON AND ANOR V SAUNDERS AND ORS HC CHCH CIV-2008-409-000348
- Citation
- openlaw-431e46f1_8d43_4081_b622_b434ab31697a.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The court held that the McVeigh legal opinion remained privileged (s54) because limited public references did not disclose substantive content and did not amount to waiver under s65; the Robb expert report had been sufficiently used and was to be produced; communications with IMF and documents compiled for the dominant purpose of litigation attracted litigation privilege (s56) and were protected; the production application was dismissed (subject to agreed limited disclosures) and a stay of the proceeding against all defendants was granted pending the outcome of the intended appeal to avoid co…