N M Rural Enterprises Pty Ltd v Rimanui Farms Ltd [2012] NSWSC 62

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: N M Rural Enterprises Pty Ltd v Rimanui Farms Ltd [2012] NSWSC 62 Hearing dates: 13 February 2012 Decision date: 14 February 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison J Decision: Application dismissed with costs Catchwords: PROCEDURE - defendants' application to recall witness for further cross-examination - where proceedings have been protracted - whether grant of leave would be likely to add unduly to the length of the hearing - whether grant of leave would be unfair to a party or witness - leave refused Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: Allied Pastoral Holdings Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (1983) 1 NSWLR 1 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 N M Rural Enterprises Pty Ltd v Rimanui Farms Ltd [2011] NSWSC 1561 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: N M Rural Enterprises Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Rimanui Farms Ltd (First Defendant) Gil Gil Farming Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Lloyds Syndicate No 1243 (Third Defendant) Representation: J E Maconachie QC with S B Docker (Plaintiff) T J Hancock with J P Donohoe and A T Martin (First Defendant) B Loukas (Second Defendant) G T W Miller QC with D A Lloyd (Third Defendant) TurksLegal (Plaintiff) Webb and Boland (First Defendant) Doyle Wilson (Second Defendant) Riley Gray-Spencer (Third Defendant) File Number(s): 2003/93179