Barescape Pty Ltd & Anor v Bacchus Holdings Pty Ltd & Anor (No 6) [2012] NSWSC 257

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Barescape Pty Ltd & Anor v Bacchus Holdings Pty Ltd & Anor (No 6) [2012] NSWSC 257 Hearing dates: 9-12 August, 15-18 August, 6-9 September 2011, 12-16 September 2011, 12 October 2011, 9 March 2012 Decision date: 21 March 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Black J Decision: Tender of MYOB records by Defendants/Cross-Claimant allowed. Defendants/Cross-Claimant granted leave to tender identified parts of three expert's reports reserving specific objections as to admissibility of specific paragraphs of those reports to the Plaintiffs/Cross-Defendants. Catchwords: EVIDENCE - Expert evidence - Expert's reports - Rules of court as to admissibility of expert's reports - Rule 31.28 of Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) - Whether "exceptional circumstances" exist supporting the admissibility of expert's reports - Whether substantial prejudice exists preventing the admission of expert's reports. EVIDENCE - Tender of MYOB records - Whether sufficient evidence exists to establish how MYOB records were prepared - Whether business records under s 69 of Evidence Act 1995 (NSW). Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 56-58 - Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) ss 69, 79, 135, 136 - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 31.26, 31.28, 31.28, 31.28(3) Cases Cited: - Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Rich [2005] NSWSC 706 - Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Rich [2005] NSWSC 417; (2005) 216 ALR 320 - Hodder Rock & Associates v Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance [2011] NSWCA 279 - Makita (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sprowles [2001] NSWCA 305; (2001) 52 NSWLR 705 - State of New South Wales v Tyszyk [2008] NSWCA 107 - Yacoub v Pilkington (Australia) Ltd [2007] NSWCA 290 Texts Cited: - Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW 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: C. D. Wood (Plaintiffs/Cross-Defendants) A. A. Henskens SC, N. E. Furlan (Defendants/Cross-Claimant) Solicitors: Anthony Ventura (Plaintiffs/Cross-Defendants) Bilbie Dan (Defendants/Cross-Claimant) File Number(s): 09/291437