Gooley v NSW Rural Assistance Authority [2018] NSWSC 593

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Gooley v NSW Rural Assistance Authority [2018] NSWSC 593 Hearing dates: 30 April 2018 Decision date: 04 May 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Rule pursuant to s 192A of the Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) that the report of Darel Hughes is not admissible Catchwords: EVIDENCE – opinion evidence – exceptions – expert opinion – advance rulings – whether expert opinion admissible – whether parts of lay evidence admissible

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – pleadings – whether case propounded in affidavits beyond pleadings – whether pleadings embarrassing Legislation Cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: ASIC v Rich [2005] NSWSC 149 Bone v Wallalong Investments [2012] NSWSC 137 Chaina v Presbyterian Church (NSW) Property Trust (No 6) [2012] NSWSC 1476 Kennedy v Cordia (Services) LLP [2016] UKSC 6 Lambert Leasing Inc v QBE Insurance Australia Ltd [2012] NSWC 953 NA & J Investments Pty Ltd v Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000; Arnold v Minister Administering Water Management Act 2000 (No 4) [2012] NSWLEC 120 Sellars v Adelaide Petroleum NL; Poseidon Ltd v Adelaide Petroleum NL (1994) 179 CLR 332; [1994] HCA 4 Smith v Australian Executor Trustees Ltd; Creighton v Australian Executor Trustees Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1406 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Paul Gooley (First Plaintiff/Respondent) Susan Gooley (Second Plaintiff/Respondent) NSW Rural Assistance Authority (First Defendant) Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Second Defendant/Applicant) Representation: Counsel: P E King (Plaintiffs/Respondents) T D Castle with A Kaufmann (Second Defendant/Applicant)