Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
McHugh v Australian Jockey Club Limited (No 6) [2011] FCA 1135 Citation: McHugh v Australian Jockey Club Limited (No 6) [2011] FCA 1135
Parties: BRUCE MCHUGH v AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB LIMITED, VICTORIA RACING CLUB LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN RACING BOARD LIMITED, THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS AUSTRALIA LIMITED and AUSTRALIAN TURF CLUB LIMITED
File number(s): NSD 1187 of 2009
Judge: ROBERTSON J
Date of judgment: 29 September 2011
Catchwords: EVIDENCE – Proof of foreign law –tender of copies of foreign legislation –whether the mere tender of foreign legislation would enable the Court to draw certain inferences – whether appropriate to assume foreign law is the same as Australian law – whether late tender caused prejudice – tender refused
Cases cited: Damberg v Damberg (2001) 52 NSWLR 49 applied Lazard Bros & Co v Midland Bank Ltd [1933] AC 289 applied
Date of hearing: 29 September 2011
Place: Sydney
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 11
Counsel for the Applicant: Mr A Tonking SC with Mr J Lazarus and Ms P Arcus
Solicitor for the Applicant: Brock Partners
Counsel for the First, Second and Sixth Respondents: Mr AJ Bannon SC with Dr R Higgins
Solicitor for the First, Second and Sixth Respondents: Johnson Winter & Slattery
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