Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Fonterra Brands (Australia) Pty Ltd v Viropoulos (No 2) [2015] FCA 974 Citation: Fonterra Brands (Australia) Pty Ltd v Viropoulos (No 2) [2015] FCA 974
Parties: FONTERRA BRANDS (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (ACN 095 181 669) v NICHOLAS VIROPOULOS (AKA NIKOLAOS VIROPOULOS), FCD HOLDINGS PTY LTD (ACN 133 109 798)
File number: VID 996 of 2011
Judge: ROBERTSON J
Date of judgment: 2 September 2015
Catchwords: EVIDENCE – expert's report – advance rulings on admissibility – deponent's expertise and qualifications – whether opinions presented in a form making it possible to answer the question whether they were wholly or substantially based on specialised knowledge based on training, study or experience – failure to disclose reasoning – whether probative value substantially outweighed by danger that the evidence might cause or result in undue waste of time
Legislation: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) ss 79, 135, 192A
Cases cited: Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha Ltd v Tomar (No 4) [2012] FCA 385; (2012) 202 FCR 564 Dasreef Pty Ltd v Hawchar [2011] HCA 21; (2011) 243 CLR 588 Evans Deakin Pty Ltd v Sebel Furniture Ltd [2003] FCA 171 HG v The Queen, [1999] HCA 2; (1999) 197 CLR 414 Makita (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sprowles [2001] NSWCA 305; (2001) 52 NSWLR 705 Date of hearing: 2 September 2015
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