Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 1192

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 1192 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3081/97; 1750/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 6 & 9 December 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 9 December 2002

3081/97 Peter Lawrence Lewis (P) Lamru Pty Ltd (Applicant) Kation Pty Ltd (Respondent) Brian Raymond Silvia (Liquidator) PARTIES : 1750/02 Lamru Pty Limited (P) Kation Pty Limited (D1) Peter Lawrence Lewis (D2) Mark Lewis (D3) Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq) (D4) JUDGMENT OF : Hamilton J

N A Cotman SC & J T Johnson (Kation P/L & P L Lewis) COUNSEL : S J Motbey (Lamru P/L) V R Gray (Liquidator & Nortex P/L) No appearance (M Lewis) Kemp Strang (P L Lewis & Kation P/L) SOLICITORS : Lyons & Lyons (Lamru P/L) Abbott Tout (Liquidator & Nortex P/L) Corrs Chambers Westgarth (M Lewis) CATCHWORDS : EVIDENCE [78] - Facts excluded from proof - On grounds of privilege - Criminating questions - In general - Whether objection can be taken by witness who is controller of corporation whose counsel asks the questions. LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 s 128 Bruinsmar v Menczer (1995) 40 NSWLR 716 Environment Protection Authority v Caltex Refining Co Pty Limited (1993) 178 CLR 477 In the Marriage of Atkinson (1997) 136 FLR 347 CASES CITED : New South Wales Crime Commission v Ahmadi NSWSC 23 September 1997 Smart J unreported Sparnon v Apand Pty Ltd (1996) 68 FCR 322 Strata Consolidated (Australia) Pty Limited v Bradshaw NSWSC 18 March 1996 Hunter J unreported Telstra Corporation v Australis Media Holdings [No 2] (1997) 41 NSWLR 346 Versace v Monte [2001] FCA 1572 DECISION : That the objection was available.