Urban Transport Authority of NSW v Nweiser (1992) 28 NSWLR 471

Facts: Plaintiff (Pl) claimed a workplace accident causing injury. Pl presented their case and closed it. Defendant (D) closed their case and then moments later, as D counsel commenced the final address, they sought leave to call 2 further witnesses (Ws) they had forgotten. Ws were workmates that would testify Pl was concocting the whole accident to get compensation for a prior injury. The trial judge (TJ) prevented D from reopening the case on the basis that it was case splitting.

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