Chel v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 58

Chel v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 58

The tender was rejected because the substance of the proposed evidence was that Ms Chel had previously answered the interrogatory "not to my knowledge", and she did not deny that fact but accepted it; therefore the preconditions for rebutting her evidence on a credit matter under s 106 were not satisfied.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
08 February 2017
Procedural Posture
Procedural and Other Ruling / Application to Tender Evidence During Cross Examination
Outcome
Application to tender evidence of Plaintiff's answer to interrogatory is rejected
Legal Topics
['adducing Evidence Solely Concerned With Credit' 'evidence Act, S 106' 'interrogatories' 'cross Examination']

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Procedural Posture

Procedural and Other Ruling / Application to Tender Evidence During Cross Examination

  1. 1 ["Whether the defendants could tender the interrogatory and Ms Chel's answer as evidence solely affecting her credit." 'Whether the preconditions in Evidence Act, s 106 were satisfied where Ms Chel accepted that she had given the answer to the interrogatory.']

Ratio Decidendi

The tender was rejected because the substance of the proposed evidence was that Ms Chel had previously answered the interrogatory "not to my knowledge", and she did not deny that fact but accepted it; therefore the preconditions for rebutting her evidence on a credit matter under s 106 were not satisfied.

Court Disposition

Application to tender evidence of Plaintiff's answer to interrogatory is rejected

Orders

  • ["Application to tender evidence of Plaintiff's answer to interrogatory is rejected"]