United Rural Enterprises Pty Ltd v Lopmand Pty Ltd & Ors [2003] NSWSC 870

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : United Rural Enterprises Pty Ltd v Lopmand Pty Ltd & Ors [2003] NSWSC 870 HEARING DATE(S) : 19 September 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 19 September 2003 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Campbell J DECISION : Evidence allowed

CATCHWORDS : EVIDENCE - witnesses - expert witness - witness not provided with Expert Witness Code of Conduct prior to embarking on task of opinion formation - expert provided with Code before report completed, and report states that it complies with Code and witness undertakes to be bound by Code - whether evidence to be rejected under Part 36, rule 13C Supreme Court Rules - whether evidence to be rejected under Section 135 Evidence Act 1995 LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 Supreme Court Rules CASES CITED : Commonwealth Development Bank of Australia Pty Ltd v Cassegrain [2002] NSWSC 980 United Rural Enterprises Pty Ltd - First Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant Lopmand Pty Ltd - First Defendant/First Cross-Claimant PARTIES : Tracey John Lake - Second Defendant/Second Cross-Claimant Gregory Hamilton Willoughby Lindsay-Owen - Second Cross-Defendant Lindsay-Owen Holdings Pty Limited - Third Cross-Defendant Alyson Rosemary Lake - Third Defendant FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4039/99 COUNSEL : M Cashion SC; J White - Plaintiff/Cross-Defendants B DeBuse - Defendants/Cross-Claimants SOLICITORS : Kemp Strang - Plaintiff/Cross-Defendants McCooe Raves & Poole - Defendants/Cross-Claimants

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