Barescape Pty Ltd atf The Vs Family Trust & Ors v Bacchus Holdings Pty Ltd atf The Bacchus Holdings Trust & Anor [2011] NSWSC 1002

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Barescape Pty Ltd atf The Vs Family Trust & Ors v Bacchus Holdings Pty Ltd atf The Bacchus Holdings Trust & Anor [2011] NSWSC 1002 Hearing dates: 9 to 12 August and 15 to 18 August 2011 Decision date: 11 August 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Black J Decision: Joint expert's report excluded under Evidence Act s 135 Catchwords: EXPERTS' REPORTS - whether UCPR r 31.26 requires admission of joint experts report - failure of expert report to disclose reasoning process - Exclusion of joint report under Evidence Act s 135 Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) - s 56 - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules r 31.26 - Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) - s 79, s 135 Cases Cited: Makita (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sprowles (2001) 52 NSWLR 705 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Barescape Pty Ltd atf The Vs Family Trust (First Plaintiff/First Cross Defendant) Anthony Ventura (Second Plaintiff/Second Cross Defendant) Midfielder Pty Ltd (Third Cross Defendant) Bacchus Holdings Pty Ltd atf The Bacchus Holdings Trust (First Defendant/Cross Claimant) Matthew Gordon Higgins (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R.J. Burbidge QC, C.D. Wood (Plaintiffs/ Cross Defendants) J.C. Kelly SC, A.A. Henskens, N.E. Furlan (Defendants/Cross Claimant) Solicitors: Hicksons (Plaintiffs/ Cross Defendants) Bilbie Dan (Defendants/Cross Claimant) File Number(s): 09/291437