Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 335

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 335 HEARING DATE(S) : 15 April 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 16 April 2003 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Hamilton J DECISION : Leave granted to party to question witness as though cross examining.

CATCHWORDS : EVIDENCE [230] - Witnesses - Hostile witness - Whether witness has made prior inconsistent statement - Matters to be taken into account on application to cross examine own witness. LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 s 38(1) Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 319 CASES CITED : R v Le (2002) 54 NSWLR 474 Stanoevski v The Queen (1999) 202 CLR 215 Odgers, Uniform Evidence Law (5th ed, 2000) 82 - 88 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) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3081/97; 1750/02 N A Cotman SC & J T Johnson (P L Lewis & Kation P/L) 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)