Australian and New Zealand Banking Group v Pola [2013] NSWSC 1502

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Australian and New Zealand Banking Group v Pola [2013] NSWSC 1502 Hearing dates: 11 October 2013 Decision date: 11 October 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Part of expert report rejected Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - civil -- admissibility of evidence - expert report - proof of assumption rule Legislation Cited: Property Law Act 1974 (Qld) Cases Cited: Dasreef Pty Ltd v Hawchar (2011) 243 CLR 588 Manuel v Lane [2013] NSWCA 61 Pownall v Conlan Management Pty Ltd (1995) 12 WAR 370 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (plaintiff/first cross-defendant) Laurence James Pola (defendant/first cross-claimant) Silvia Frances Pola (interested party/second cross-claimant) Elders Rural Services Limited (third cross-defendant) Richard Allpass (fourth cross-defendant) Brandon Devine (fifth cross-defendant) Agrimas Pty Ltd (seventh cross-defendant) Devbar Pty Limited (eighth cross-defendant) Representation: Counsel: G Lucarelli (plaintiff/first cross-defendant) R Wright SC with S Blount (defendant/cross-claimants) P A Horvath (third cross-defendant) B Heath (solicitor) (fourth and seventh cross-defendants) L Wilson (solicitor) (fifth and eighth cross-defendants) Solicitors: Minter Ellison (plaintiff/first cross-defendant) Palmers Solicitors & Attorneys (defendant/cross-claimants) Carter Newell Lawyers (fourth and seventh cross-defendants) Doyle Wilson (fifth and eighth cross-defendants) File Number(s): SC 2010/425175 Publication restriction: Nil