Preparing and serving a witness statement based on information in a privileged letter does not waive privilege over the source letter, even where the statement refers to the letter. A draft witness statement filed and served in accordance with court orders does not retain legal professional privilege, disapproving Nilsen Industrial Electronics Pty Ltd v National Semiconductor Corporation.
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