Mobileciti Pty Limited v Vodafone Pty Limited [2009] NSWSC 892

Mobileciti Pty Limited v Vodafone Pty Limited [2009] NSWSC 892

The Gemini business records were rejected under s 135 of the Evidence Act 1995 as their admission would cause unfair prejudice due to the inability to test the evidence by cross-examination, and most entries were unclear or equivocal about the facts communicated. The Court imposed a limitation under s 136 on the...

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
27 August 2009
Procedural Posture
Equity Division Procedural Ruling / Ruling on Evidentiary Objections During Trial
Outcome
Business records (Gemini material) rejected under s 135 of Evidence Act 1995; limitation imposed under s 136 on specific hearsay statement.
Legal Topics
['admissibility of Business Records' 'judicial Discretion to Exclude Evidence' 'section 135 and 136 Evidence Act 1995']
['evidence'] ['admissibility of Business Records' 'judicial Discretion to Exclude Evidence' 'section 135 and 136 Evidence Act 1995']

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Procedural Posture

Equity Division Procedural Ruling / Ruling on Evidentiary Objections During Trial

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether Gemini business records should be admitted as evidence under s 135 of the Evidence Act 1995' 'Whether limitation should be imposed under s 136 of the Evidence Act 1995 on truth of hearsay statements']

Ratio Decidendi

The Gemini business records were rejected under s 135 of the Evidence Act 1995 as their admission would cause unfair prejudice due to the inability to test the evidence by cross-examination, and most entries were unclear or equivocal about the facts communicated. The Court imposed a limitation under s 136 on the admissibility of certain hearsay statements, restricting their use for proving the truth of the facts stated.

Court Disposition

Business records (Gemini material) rejected under s 135 of Evidence Act 1995; limitation imposed under s 136 on specific hearsay statement.

Orders

  • ['Gemini evidence rejected under s 135 of Evidence Act 1995' 'Application for leave to call Gemini operators refused' 'Limitation imposed on use of specific hearsay statement under s 136 of Evidence Act 1995']