Gaskin v Ollerenshaw [2010] NSWSC 788

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Gaskin v Ollerenshaw [2010] NSWSC 788

HEARING DATE(S) : 16 July 2010

JUDGMENT DATE : 16 July 2010

JURISDICTION : Common Law

JUDGMENT OF : Garling J

DECISION : Plaintiff's application to reopen case granted in the interests of justice.

CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application to reopen trial – Judgment reserved – Witness recalls additional evidence – Application allowed.

Civil Procedure Act 2005 s 56 LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 s 192 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 rr 2.1, 29.5

CATEGORY : Procedural and other rulings

Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Rich & Ors [2006] NSWSC 826; 235 ALR 587 Smith v NSW Bar Association (No 2) (1992) 176 CLR 256 CASES CITED : Tszyu v Fightvision Pty Ltd (1998) 47 NSWLR 473 Urban Transit Authority v Nweiser (1982) 28 NSWLR 471 VAW (Kurri Kurri) Pty Ltd v Scientific Committee (2003) 58 NSWLR 631 Wilkinson v Daly [2004] NSWCA 331

PARTIES : Leslie Gaskin (P) Matthew Ollerenshaw (D)

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2006/266967

COUNSEL : M Maxwell and M Gilbert (P) R A Cavanagh (D)

SOLICITORS : Brydens Law Office (P) Henry Davis York (D)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION

GARLING J

FRIDAY, 16 JULY 2010

2006/266967 LESLIE GASKIN v MATTHEW OLLERENSHAW

JUDGMENT – On application to reopen the plaintiff's case 1 HIS HONOUR: By notice of motion dated 7 July 2010 the plaintiff seeks leave to reopen his case for the purpose of adducing further evidence from Katharine Whiteley and for some consequential orders. The plaintiff accepts that he should pay the costs of the motion. 2 The defendant opposes the application.