Capar v SPG Investments Pty Limited t/a Lidcombe Power Centre (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 1372

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Capar v SPG Investments Pty Limited t/a Lidcombe Power Centre (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 1372 Hearing dates: 29 September 2017 Date of orders: 29 September 2017 Decision date: 29 September 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Bellew J Decision: See [35] Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Disclosure of expert's reports – Whether evidence of specialised knowledge – Whether opinions based wholly or substantially on specialised knowledge – Discretion to exclude evidence sought to be adduced for the purposes of qualifying the witness as an expert – Evidence rejected Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Capar v SPG Investments Pty Limited t/a Lidcombe Power Centre (No 1) [2017] NSWSC 1371 Dasreef Pty Limited v Hawchar [2011] 243 CLR 588; [2011] HCA 21 Dyldam Holdings Pty Limited v Jones [2008] NSWCA 56 Haoui v The Queen [2008] NSWCCA 209 R v Rice (No 4) [2014] NSWSC 1525 R v Rogerson; R v McNamara (No 41) [2016] NSWSC 364 Seven Network Limited v News Limited (No 8) [2005] FCA 1348; (2005) 224 ALR 317 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Gengiz Capar – Plaintiff SPG Investments Pty Limited t/a Lidcombe Power Centre – First defendant Business Protection Group Pty Limited – Second defendant / first cross-claimant The Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer – Third defendant R.W. O'Brien and Associates Pty Ltd – Third cross-defendant Representation: Counsel: D R Campbell SC and JJ Ryan – Plaintiff D D Feller SC – First defendant R Cheney SC – Second defendant S A Flett – Third defendant N Polin SC – Third cross-defendant