22 May 2023
HEALTHALLIANCE NZ LTD v HEWLETT-PACKARD NZ[2023] NZHC 1201
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 1201
- Court
- High Court
Communications and documents produced to negotiate or confirm the acquisition of legal entitlements (assignments/indemnities) are not protected by litigation privilege under s56 because their dominant purpose is acquisition/confirmation of rights, not the marshalling of evidence or arguments for litigation; common interest privilege cannot operate in the absence of pre-existing privileged material to share; disclosure of the deeds did not waive privilege over distinct negotiation documents.