Stockland (Constructors) Pty Limited & Anor v Darryl I Coombs & Ors [2004] NSWSC 323

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Stockland (Constructors) Pty Limited & Anor v Darryl I Coombs & Ors [2004] NSWSC 323 revised - 30/04/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 19/04/04, 20/04/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 April 2004

JURISDICTION: Equity Division Technology & Construction List JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J DECISION : Reasons for rejecting sections of the proposed evidence sought to be tendered from Mr WF Farrant as a Section 79 Evidence Act expert.

CATCHWORDS : Evidence - Practice and procedure - Expert evidence - Procedure of scheduling objections - Section 79 Evidence Act (1995) - Principles LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 Clark v Ryan (1960) 103 CLR 486 HG v R [1999] HCA 2 Idoport Pty Limited v National Australia Bank Limited [2001] NSWSC 123 CASES CITED : Makita (Australia) Pty Limited v Sproules [2001] NSWCA 305 Murphy v R (1989) 167 CLR 94 Quick v Stoland Pty Limited (1998) 87 FCR 371 R V G (1997) 42 NSWLR 451 Trust Company of Australia Ltd v Perpetual Trustees WA Ltd [unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales,18 September 1996, McClellan CJ in Eq] Stockland (Constructors) Pty Limited (First Plaintiff) Stockland (Properties) Pty Limited (Second Plaintiff) PARTIES : Darryl I Coombs Pty Limited (First Defendant) Philip J Flook Pty Limited (Second Defendant) Retail Design Group (International) Pty Limited (Third Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 55046/99 Mr DE Grieve QC, Mr P Dodson (Plaintiffs) COUNSEL : Mr IG Roberts (First and Second Defendant) Ms E Ollson SC (Third Defendant) Cohen & Krass (Plaintiffs) SOLICITORS : Minter Ellison (First and Second Defendants) James Legal Pty Limited (Third Defendant)