James Mark Waugh & Ors v TAFE NSW Western Institute & Anor (No 4) [2013] NSWSC 1663

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: James Mark Waugh & Ors v TAFE NSW Western Institute & Anor (No 4) [2013] NSWSC 1663 Hearing dates: 4/11/13 Decision date: 04 November 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: I reject the tender Catchwords: EVIDENCE - admissibility - whether evidence admissible under s79 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) - whether evidence complies with Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 31.23, r31.24, r31.27. Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Makita (Aust) Pty Ltd v Sprowles [2001] NSWCA 305; 52 NSWLR 705 Medlin v State Government Insurance Commission [1995] HCA 5; 182 CLR 1 Nowlan v Marson Transport Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 346; 53 NSWLR 116 South Western Sydney Area Health Service v Ritchie, unreported NSWCA, 13 November 1998 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: James Mark Waugh (plaintiff) Juliana Waugh (plaintiff) Jonathan Waugh (plaintiff) TAFE NSW Western Institute (first defendant) Glenn Alexander Manton (second defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Morris with R Bianchi (plaintiff) M Fordham SC (first defendant) M McCulloch SC with T Berberian (second defendant) Solicitors: Burke Elphick Mead (plaintiffs) Bartier Perry Pty Ltd (first defendant) HWL Ebsworth (second defendant) File Number(s): 2012/83757; 2012/83775; 2012/91788