Cooper bht Cooper v Australian Karting Association Limited t/as Karting Australia [2020] NSWSC 664

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Cooper bht Cooper v Australian Karting Association Limited t/as Karting Australia [2020] NSWSC 664 Hearing dates: 28 May 2020 Date of orders: 28 May 2020 Decision date: 28 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: By consent the Court notes that:

(1) This matter has settled as between the plaintiff and the defendants in accordance with the terms of a consent judgment dated 28 May 2020 and signed by the legal representatives of the parties.

The Court:

(2) Approves the settlement pursuant to s 76(4) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW).

By consent the Court orders that:

(3) In accordance with s 77 of the Civil Procedure 2005 (NSW) that the balance of the settlement sum, after deductions, be paid into Court until further order.

By consent the Court further notes:

(4) Paragraphs 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 of the consent judgment.

(5) The confidential opinions made to this Court are to remain confidential. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Settlement approval – Personal injury – Where the plaintiff was injured in a go kart accident Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 5F, 5L Civil Liability Act 2003 (Qld), ss 13, 19 Cases Cited: Goode v Angland [2017] NSWCA 311 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Gary Cooper bht Aisha Cooper (Plaintiff) Australian Karting Association Limited t/as Karting Australia (First Defendant) Warwick Karting Club Inc (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Toomey SC with J Ryan (Plaintiff) J Deegan (First & Second Defendants)