Marsden v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Limited [1999] NSWSC 411

Marsden v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Limited [1999] NSWSC 411

The Court ruled that the documents identified in paragraph 6 were admissible over objection, in some instances for limited purposes, because they were relevant to the interlocutory applications concerning amendment and the police subpoena.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
04 May 1999
Procedural Posture
Defamation Proceedings / Ruling on Tender by Plaintiff of Documents Relevant to Defendant's Amendment Application and Plaintiff's Application to Set Aside Police Subpoena
Outcome
Documents admitted in part; non-admitted documents returned and marked for identification.
Legal Topics
['tender of Documents' 'admissibility of Evidence' 'subpoena' 'amendment Application' 'police Subpoena']
['defamation' 'civil Procedure' 'evidence'] ['tender of Documents' 'admissibility of Evidence' 'subpoena' 'amendment Application' 'police Subpoena']

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Procedural Posture

Defamation Proceedings / Ruling on Tender by Plaintiff of Documents Relevant to Defendant's Amendment Application and Plaintiff's Application to Set Aside Police Subpoena

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the documents tendered by the plaintiff should be admitted into evidence for the purposes of the Defendant's Amendment Application and the Plaintiff's Application to Set Aside Police Subpoena." 'Whether particular documents objected to should be received, including for limited purposes.']

Ratio Decidendi

The Court ruled that the documents identified in paragraph 6 were admissible over objection, in some instances for limited purposes, because they were relevant to the interlocutory applications concerning amendment and the police subpoena.

Court Disposition

Documents admitted in part; non-admitted documents returned and marked for identification.

Orders

  • ['Of the fifty six documents originally tendered, documents 1, 5, 9, 12, 14-18, 21-52 and 55 are admitted into evidence.' 'The admitted documents are retained in the original folder, behind their original tabs, and admitted as Exhibit 11.' "Documents not admitted have been removed and, together with their original...