Le v Brown; Nguyen v Brown; Tran v Brown; Monica v Brown; Huggett v Brown [2017] NSWSC 162

Le v Brown; Nguyen v Brown; Tran v Brown; Monica v Brown; Huggett v Brown [2017] NSWSC 162

The court refused the application for leave to serve an additional expert report, finding that it would introduce new issues and grounds of liability close to the hearing, leading to possible prejudice, additional costs, disruption of case management, and no sufficient justification for the late service, contrary to the court's rules and case management objectives.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
22 February 2017
Procedural Posture
Civil / Application for Leave to Serve Additional Expert Report Before Trial
Outcome
Application refused
Legal Topics
['expert Evidence' 'case Management' 'leave to Serve Expert Report Out of Time' 'prejudice' 'application for Leave']
['civil Procedure'] ['expert Evidence' 'case Management' 'leave to Serve Expert Report Out of Time' 'prejudice' 'application for Leave']

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Procedural Posture

Civil / Application for Leave to Serve Additional Expert Report Before Trial

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether leave should be granted to serve an additional expert report out of the timeframe ordered by the court']

Ratio Decidendi

The court refused the application for leave to serve an additional expert report, finding that it would introduce new issues and grounds of liability close to the hearing, leading to possible prejudice, additional costs, disruption of case management, and no sufficient justification for the late service, contrary to the court's rules and case management objectives.

Court Disposition

Application refused

Orders

  • ['Application for leave to serve additional expert report refused']