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Can a ‘copy’ of a database be privileged where the original (and unmodified) database isn’t privileged or doesn’t even exist anymore?  Lessons from a Federal Court ruling

In Greensill Bank AG v Insurance Australia, the Federal Court ruled that a ‘copy’ of a live database, used in the preparation of a privileged report, was itself privileged, irrespective of the privileged status (and existence) of the original version of the database.

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