The Federal Court has emphasised that privilege in documents is not ordinarily waived by inadvertent disclosure. In doing so, it has echoed High Court authority to the effect that lawyers must be mindful of their ethical duties when dealing with privileged documents that have been mistakenly disclosed.
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