Helena Jenny Movsas v Donald William Gordon & 6 Ors [2004] NSWSC 1005

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Helena Jenny Movsas v Donald William Gordon & 6 Ors [2004] NSWSC 1005 HEARING DATE(S) : 25/10/04, 26/10/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 October 2004

JURISDICTION: Equity Division Probate List JUDGMENT OF : Brownie AJ DECISION : Evidence rejected.

CATCHWORDS : Evidence: one witness swears affidavit and then becomes incapable of being cross examined - whether a second person can give hearsay evidence as to what the first witness said LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) Helena Jenny Movsas (Plaintiff and First Cross Defendant) Donald William Gordon (First Defendant and First Cross Claimant) Angus Gordon (Second Defendant and Second Cross Claimant) PARTIES : Ann Armstrong (Third Defendant and Third Cross Claimant) Hamish Gordon (Fourth Defendant and Fourth Cross Claimant) Jennifer Helen Theresa Gaudron (Fifth Defendant and Second Cross Defendant) Russell Walter Keddie (Sixth Defendant and Third Cross Defendant) Scott John Roulstone (Seventh Defendant and Fourth Cross Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 108279/03 Mr P Hallen SC, Mr JM White (Plaintiff and First Cross Defendant) COUNSEL : Mr G Underwood, Mr T Thawley (First to Fourth Defendants and First to Fourth Cross Claimants) Mr M Wilmott SC, Mr R Wilson (Fifth Defendant and Second Cross Defendant) Kemp Strang (Plaintiff and First Cross Defendant) SOLICITORS : David Kennedy (First to Fourth Defendants and First to Fourth Cross Claimants) Champion Legal (Fifth Defendant and Second Cross Defendant)