Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 1083

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 1083 revised - 10/12/2002 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3081/97; 1750/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 14 November 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 14 November 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 [121] - Documentary evidence - Statutory provisions relating to business records - Source of knowledge asserted fact - Representations in contemplation of or in connection with proceedings. LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 ss 69, 136 Albrighton v Royal Prince Alfred Hospital [1980] 2 NSWLR 542 ASIC v Whitlam (2002) 42 ACSR 407 Creighton v Barnes NSWSC Cohen J unreported 18 September 1995 CASES CITED : R v Rondo [2001] NSWCCA 540 Schipp v Cameron (No 3) NSWSC Einstein J unreported 9 October 1997 Vitali v Stachnik [2001] NSWSC 303 Waterwell Shipping Inc v HIH Casualty and General Insurance Ltd NSWSC Giles CJ Comm D unreported 8 September 1997 DECISION : Representations rejected as proof of facts asserted but admitted as evidence of a communication between solicitors.