McHugh v Australian Jockey Club Limited (No 11) [2011] FCA 1247

McHugh v Australian Jockey Club Limited (No 11) [2011] FCA 1247

The Court determined the admissibility of each disputed category according to the purpose for which it was tendered, its relevance, potential prejudice, and whether the underlying material could be tested. Some documents were admitted, some only on a limited or provisional basis, some rejected, and some deferred until submissions clarified their proposed use.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
01 November 2011
Procedural Posture
Reasons for Ruling on Documentary Issues / Ruling on Admissibility of Disputed Documents After Submissions on 27 and 28 October 2011
Outcome
Documents admitted, provisionally admitted, rejected, or deferred according to category.
Legal Topics
['admissibility of Documentary Evidence' 'relevance' 'evidence Act 1995 (cth) S 135' 'jones V Dunkel Inference' 'legal Professional Privilege' 'tender of Documents']
['evidence' 'civil Procedure'] ['admissibility of Documentary Evidence' 'relevance' 'evidence Act 1995 (cth) S 135' 'jones V Dunkel Inference' 'legal Professional Privilege' 'tender of Documents']

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Procedural Posture

Reasons for Ruling on Documentary Issues / Ruling on Admissibility of Disputed Documents After Submissions on 27 and 28 October 2011

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether disputed documents should be admitted, rejected, provisionally admitted, or deferred for later ruling.' 'Whether documents tendered for publication, opinion, or underlying facts should be limited in their use.' 'Whether material relating to overseas authorities should be excluded for irrelevance or under Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 135.' 'Whether parts of the Geelen material referenced in an expert report should be admitted where the underlying data was not in evidence and the author was not called.' 'Whether further rulings on approximately 150 disputed Tender Bundle documents should be deferred until submissions clarify their proposed use.']

Ratio Decidendi

The Court determined the admissibility of each disputed category according to the purpose for which it was tendered, its relevance, potential prejudice, and whether the underlying material could be tested. Some documents were admitted, some only on a limited or provisional basis, some rejected, and some deferred until submissions clarified their proposed use.

Court Disposition

Documents admitted, provisionally admitted, rejected, or deferred according to category.

Orders

  • ['The disc of material underlying the Lidums report, KMR 10 to the first affidavit of Mr Rodgers sworn on 14 October 2011, was admitted to prove the facts and figures analysed in the reports of Mr Lidums.' 'Any further use of the Lidums disc was deferred until and unless the applicant sought to rely on it in...