26 Oct 1998
FOSHAN HUA DA INDUSTRIAL CO. v. JOHNSON STOKES & MASTER (A FIRM)
- Citation
- FOSHAN HUA DA INDUSTRIAL CO. v. JOHNSON STOKES & MASTER (A FIRM)
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA12997/1995
The judge admitted the expert evidence because s.58(1) renders opinion evidence prima facie admissible and the proposed evidence addresses matters of specialist practice and risks in a field where the court lacks expertise; admitting it does not abdicate the court's ultimate decision which remains for the judge at trial.