On 14 August 2019, the High Court of Australia issued a judgment that legal professional privilege does not restrict the Australia Taxation Office (ATO) from using documentation that has already been disclosed. The case involved the public release of the so-called "paradise papers", which included documentation on the commodity trading and mining group, Glencore. The ATO also issued a release on the judgment.
The case is summarized by the High Court as follows:
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Today the High Court un…