NAB v Garry & anor [2002] NSWSC 1265

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : NAB v Garry & anor [2002] NSWSC 1265 revised - 10/02/2003 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 12479/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 07/08/2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 8 August 2002

National Australia Bank PARTIES : John Joseph Phillip Garry and Marilyn Gail Garry Elders Limited John Davis and others JUDGMENT OF : O'Keefe J

Plaintiff and first cross defendant - Mr D Williams COUNSEL : Defendants - Mr R Walker Second cross defendant - Mr J Stevenson Third cross defendant - Mr J Kelly SC with Mr G McNally Plaintiff and first cross defendant - Mr Dale J Kemp: Dibbs, Crowther & Osborne SOLICITORS : Defendants - Mr John Conti: Boyd House & Partners Second cross defendant - Mr Andrew Kingsford Smith: Henry Davis York Third cross defendant - Mr Philip Harris: Harris McHugh Lawyers (Tamworth) CATCHWORDS : Evidence - Expert evidence - Clinical psychologist - Report - Test for admissibility - Makita (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sprowles (2001) 52 NSWLR 705 explained in part - Words and phrases - sure - unfairly prejudicial LEGISLATION CITED : Contracts Review Act 1980; s9(2) Evidence Act 1995; s 135 Clark v Ryan (1960) 103 CLR 486 Carter v Boehm, 1 Smith LC, 7th ed. (1876) p 577 Makita (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sprowles (2001) 52 NSWLR 705 CASES CITED : Reg v Camm (1993) 1 QLJ 136 R v Parker (1912) VLR 152 Reg v Silverlock (1894) 2 QB 766 H G v The Queen (1999) 197 CLR 414 DECISION : The report by the clinical psychologist admitted, subject to certain exclusions.