QLDQCA
Rhyse Holdings Pty Ltd & Ors v McLaughlins
[2002] QCA 122
Court of Appeal (Qld)|2002-04-05|Before: McPherson and Williams JJA and Byrne JSeparate, reasons for judgment of each member of the Court, each concurring as to the, order made.
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Source factsCourt
Court of Appeal (Qld)
Decision date
2002-04-05
Before
McPherson and Williams JJA and Byrne JSeparate, reasons for judgment of each member of the Court, each concurring as to the, order made.
Catchwords
- EVIDENCE – FACTS EXCLUDED FROM PROOF – ON GROUNDS OF PRIVILEGE
- – PROFESSIONAL CONFIDENCE – LEGAL PROFESSION
- – WAIVER OF
- PRIVILEGE – whether claim of legal privilege protected documents related
Source
Original judgment source is linked above.
Catchwords
EVIDENCE – FACTS EXCLUDED FROM PROOF – ON GROUNDS OF PRIVILEGE– PROFESSIONAL CONFIDENCE – LEGAL PROFESSION– WAIVER OFPRIVILEGE – whether claim of legal privilege protected documents relatedto investigations by solicitorswhich had been referred to in theappellants’ pleadings and which supported its claim against the thirdparty respondents thatit was reasonable to compromise the plaintiffs’claim.PROCEDURE – DISCOVERY AND INTERROGATORIES – DISCOVERY ANDINSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS – PRODUCTION AND INSPECTION –GROUNDS FORRESISTING PRODUCTION – LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE – WAIVER OFPRIVILEGE – appeal against interlocutoryorder granting an application forinspection of documents in which legal professional privilege was claimed -where the appellants’statement of claim referred to investigations bytheir solicitors which induced the appellants to settle the plaintiffs’