Ibbot and Baumer

In *Ibbot and Baumer*, heard before Forrest J, the father sought to re-open the trial and admit additional affidavits into evidence. The precise nature of the underlying dispute is not detailed in the provided text, but the application to re-open the trial indicates that the proceedings had reached a stage where evidence was being considered or had been presented.

The central legal issue before the court was whether to permit the re-opening of the trial to receive further evidence. This required the court to consider the principles governing the admission of fresh evidence after a trial has commenced or concluded, and the circumstances under which such applications are typically granted or refused.

Forrest J dismissed the father's application. While the specific reasoning is not elaborated, the decision to refuse the re-opening of the trial suggests that the court found the application did not meet the necessary legal threshold for admitting further evidence at that stage of proceedings. This typically involves considerations of whether the evidence is fresh, relevant, credible, and could not have been obtained with reasonable diligence at an earlier time, and whether its admission would be in the interests of justice.

The father's application to re-open the trial and admit additional affidavits into evidence was dismissed.