Law Council Client Legal Privilege Update

6 St. James' Hall's Dr Stephen Tully and Alexandra Rose review recent cases concerning client legal privilege in the Chapter III Newsletter (Winter 2015) edition recently published by the Law Council of Australia's Federal Litigation and Dispute Resolution Section.

Cases reviewed:

  • DPP (Cth) v Galloway (a pseudonym) & Ors [2014] VSCA 272
  • Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Yazaki Corp [2014] FCA 1316
  • Donoghue v Commissioner of Taxation [2015] FCA 235
  • National Australia Bank Ltd v C & O Voukidis Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2015] NSWSC 258
  • Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Port Kembla Coal Terminal Ltd [2015] FCA 282
  • Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Park Trent Properties Group Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 342

3 September 2015