Commonwealth Bank v Iinvest (in Liquidation) (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 431

Commonwealth Bank v Iinvest (in Liquidation) (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 431

The duplicate bank letter purporting to be a copy of the original was in sufficient form to be received in evidence and was relevant because the parties' claims, including the bank's possession and debt claims and the cross-claim for unconscionability relief, required examination of the circumstances of their dealings over a period of years.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
31 January 2017
Procedural Posture
Procedural and Other Ruling on Admissibility of Evidence / Tender of Documents at Hearing
Outcome
Document admitted
Legal Topics
['admissibility' 'authenticity of Documents' 'duplicate Bank Records' 'business Records' 'best Evidence Rule' 'relevance' 'mortgage Possession Proceedings' 'statutory Unconscionability']

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Procedural Posture

Procedural and Other Ruling on Admissibility of Evidence / Tender of Documents at Hearing

  1. 1 ['Whether a duplicate bank letter concerning a discounted bill should be admitted despite objections as to authenticity.' 'Whether the document was relevant to the issues in the possession, debt and unconscionability proceedings.']

Ratio Decidendi

The duplicate bank letter purporting to be a copy of the original was in sufficient form to be received in evidence and was relevant because the parties' claims, including the bank's possession and debt claims and the cross-claim for unconscionability relief, required examination of the circumstances of their dealings over a period of years.

Court Disposition

Document admitted

Orders

  • ['The document is admitted as Exhibit 2.505.']