6 Dec 2012
DAIMLER AG (FORMERLY MERCEDES-BENZ AQ) v. LEIDUCK, HERBERT HEINZ HORST AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- DAIMLER AG (FORMERLY MERCEDES-BENZ AQ) v. LEIDUCK, HERBERT HEINZ HORST AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA4089/1994
The court dismissed the defendants' application for the 1st defendant to give evidence via video link because credibility was central, the solemnity and efficacy of cross-examination would be materially weakened by VCF, and the medical evidence did not justify the exceptional measure; the court struck out the Khvalei witness statement as it was expert in nature; the court allowed the plaintiff to adduce limited expert evidence on Russian company law/registration about the date of establishment of Stern-Stroy Limited as relevant to whether the Stern-Stroy-based loss claim is bogus and therefor…