Merritt and Holdsworth (No 2)

In *Merritt and Holdsworth (No 2)*, Cronin J of the Supreme Court of Victoria was required to determine an application to strike out an affidavit filed by Mr I on 8 February 2016. The specific nature of the underlying dispute between the parties, Merritt and Holdsworth, is not detailed in the provided text, but the application concerned the admissibility or appropriateness of the evidence contained within Mr I's affidavit.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the affidavit of Mr I ought to be struck out. This would typically involve an assessment of whether the affidavit offended procedural rules or contained inadmissible evidence, such as hearsay, opinion, or irrelevant material, thereby prejudicing the fair conduct of the proceedings.

Cronin J ordered that the affidavit of Mr I filed on 8 February 2016 be struck out. This outcome indicates that the Court found sufficient grounds to exclude the affidavit from evidence, likely due to a breach of procedural rules or the inclusion of inadmissible material that rendered it unfit for use in the proceedings.