NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Tim Barr Pty Ltd v Narui Gold Coast Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 645
HEARING DATE(S) : 16/06/08, 17/06/08, 18/06.08, 19/06/08, 20/06/08, 23/06/08, 24/06/08, 25/06/08
JUDGMENT DATE : 25 June 2008
JURISDICTION : Equity Division
JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J
DECISION : 1. Plaintiffs' application for order under s 70(1)(a) of the Civil Procedure Act refused 2. Extracts from English language documents sought to be tendered are inadmissible.
CATCHWORDS : EVIDENCE - admissibility - various matters relevant to admissibility of business records - provenance of foreign language original and reliability of English translation - PROCEDURE - discretion of court under Civil Procedure Act 2005 to dispense with the rules of evidence - whether discretion should be exercised
Civil Procedure Act 2005, ss 56, 70 LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995, ss 55, 56, 59, 69, 75, 135 Supreme Court Act 1970 , s 23
CATEGORY : Procedural and other rulings
CASES CITED : Ainsworth v Hanrahan (1991) 25 NSWLR 155 Bray v F Hoffman La Roche Ltd [2002] FCA 243; (2002) 118 FCR 1
Tim Barr Pty Limited - First Plaintiff PARTIES : Timothy James Barr - Second Plaintiff Narui Gold Coast Pty Limited - Defendant
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2762/02
COUNSEL : Mr R G McHugh SC/Mr J E Lazarus - Plaintiffs Mr M L D Einfeld QC/Mr R E Dubler SC/Mr A C Harding - Defendant
SOLICITORS : Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Plaintiffs Verekers - Defendant
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION
BARRETT J
WEDNESDAY, 25 JUNE 2008
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