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New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Australian Cement v Adelaide Brighton [2001] NSWSC 645 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division Commercial List FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50054/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 23/07/01, 24/07/01, 25/07/01, 26/07/01, 27/07/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 27 July 2001
Australian Cement Holdings Pty Limited - Plaintiff PARTIES : Adelaide Brighton Limited - First Defendant Adelaide Brighton Cement Limited - Second Defendant JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J
COUNSEL : Mr A.J. Meagher SC/Mr A.J. Payne - Plaintiff Mr I.M. Jackman/Mr A. Ivantsoff - Defendants SOLICITORS : Gilbert & Tobin - Plaintiff Minter Ellison - Defendants CATCHWORDS : EVIDENCE - opinion evidence - "specialised knowledge" - whether chartered accountant has specialised knowledge of standards of conduct of company directors - EVIDENCE - opinion evidence - opinion on what is ultimately question of law - evidence not relevant LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995, s.79 HG v The Queen (1999) 197 CLR 414 CASES CITED : Allstate Life Insurance Company Ltd v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (1996) 64 FCR 79 AAPT Ltd v Cable & Wireless Optus Ltd (1999) 32 ASCR 63 Midland Bank Trust Co Ltd v Hett Stubbs & Kemp [1979] 1 Ch 384 DECISION : Parts of affidavit rejected
8 THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION COMMERCIAL LIST
BARRETT J
FRIDAY 27 JULY 2001 50054/00 - AUSTRALIAN CEMENT HOLDING PTY LTD v ADELAIDE BRIGHTON LIMITED & ANOR JUDGMENT - On admissibility of Mr Anderson's affidavit and whether it may be read. See p334 of transcript
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