Adelaide Steamship Co v Spalvins

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SUBPOENAS  -  application for leave to file and serve a further amended statement of claim - applicant’s reasons for seeking leave - respondents’ opposing application and challenging reasons - use of subpoena process at interlocutory stage - allegations for “entrapment” by applicant - whether subpoenas oppressive or fishing - whether legal professional privilege has been waived.

Australian Securities Commission Act (1989) (Cth)
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth)

Wigmore on Evidence (McNaughton Rev.) 1961 (vol viii, par 2327)

Federal Court Rules O 27 r 2

Beneficial Finance Corporation Ltd v Price Waterhouse (1996) 189 LSJS 364
Grant v Downs (1976) 135 CLR 674
Attorney General (NT) v Maurice (1986) 161 CLR 475
KC, KS, KF and KL v Shiley Incorporated and Pfizer Incorporated (unreported, judgment delivered 11 July 1997).
Goldberg v Ng (1995) 185 CLR 83.
Commissioner of Railways v Small (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 564
Hunt v Walk (1985) 40 SASR 489
Finnie v Dalglish (1982) 1 NSWLR 400
Lucas Industries v Hewitt (1978) 18 ALR 555 at
Spencer Motors Pty Ltd v LNG Industries (1982) 2 NSWLR 921
Southern Pacific Hotel Services Inc v Southern Pacific Hotel Corporation Ltd (1984) 1 NSWLR 710
Arhill Pty Ltd v General Financial Company Pty Ltd (1991) 23 NSWLR 545
c.f.Hong Kong Bank of Australia Ltd v Murphy (1993) 2 VR 419
Pickering v Edmunds (1994) 63 SASR 357

THE ADELAIDE STEAMSHIP COMPANY v JANIS GUNARS SPALVINS and  MICHAEL JAMES KENT and NEIL LESLIE BRANFORD and KENNETH WILLIAM RUSSELL and MICHAEL STEVENSON GREGG and DELOITTE HASKINS AND SELLS and DELOITTE ROSS TOHMATSU
No SG 3036 of 1994

O’LOUGHLIN J
ADELAIDE
1 AUGUST 1997

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA     )
  )
SOUTH AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY     )          No SG3036  of 1994
  )
GENERAL DIVISION  )

BETWEEN:

THE ADELAIDE STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED

Applicants

AND:

JANIS GUNARS SPALVINS

First Respondent

AND:

MICHAEL JAMES KENT

Second Respondent

AND:

NEIL LESLIE BRANFORD

Third Respondent

AND:

KENNETH WILLIAM RUSSELL

Fourth Respondent

AND:

MICHAEL STEVENSON GREGG

Fifth Respondent

AND:

DELOITTE HASKINS AND SELLS

Sixth Respondent

AND:

DELOITTE ROSS TOHMATSU

Seventh Respondent

JUDGE:         O’LOUGHLIN J
PLACE:         ADELAIDE
DATED:        1 AUGUST 1997

MINUTES OF ORDER

THE COURT ORDERS:

1. That the subpoenas be set aside in part in terms consistent with these reasons.

2. That the applicant bring into Court within 14 days short Minutes of Order reflecting the decision of the Court.

3. All questions relating to the costs of and incidental to the subpoenas be reserved for further consideration.

Note:Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA     )
  )
SOUTH AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY     )          No SG 3036 of 1994
  )
GENERAL DIVISION  )

BETWEEN:

THE ADELAIDE STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED

Applicants

AND:

JANIS GUNARS SPALVINS

First Respondent

AND:

MICHAEL JAMES KENT

Second Respondent

AND:

NEIL LESLIE BRANFORD

Third Respondent

AND:

KENNETH WILLIAM RUSSELL

Fourth Respondent

AND:

MICHAEL STEVENSON GREGG

Fifth Respondent

AND:

DELOITTE HASKINS AND SELLS

Sixth Respondent

AND:

DELOITTE ROSS TOHMATSU