SW v Khaja [2020] NSWCA 128

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: SW v Khaja [2020] NSWCA 128 Hearing dates: 12 March 2020 Decision date: 14 July 2020 Before: McCallum JA at [1]; Emmett AJA at [108]; Simpson AJA at [132] Decision: (1) Appeal dismissed. (2) Appellant to pay the respondent's costs. Catchwords: NEGLIGENCE – motor vehicle accident – passenger falling from moving taxi – central factual contest as to whether she was engaged in joint criminal enterprise of attempted armed robbery of the driver – where appellant conceded that it was open to find she had possession of a knife but denied using it and denied any robbery – whether evidence supports the finding that the appellant did attempt to rob the driver with the knife – prohibition on awarding damages by operation of s 54 of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 5D(1), 52, 53, 54 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61, 94, 97, 98, 99, 117, 192D, 192E, s344A(1) Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) Passenger Transport Regulation 2007 (NSW), cl 163(2) Cases Cited: Bevan v Coolahan (2019) 89 MVR 407; [2019] NSWCA 217 Colosimo v DPP [2006] NSWCA 293 Douglas v R [2005] NSWCCA 419 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Laresu Pty Ltd v Clark [2010] NSWCA 180 Lim v Cho (2018) 84 MVR 514; [2018] NSWCA 145 Mencarious v R [2008] 189 A Crim R 219; [2008] NSWCCA 237 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346; [1999] NSWCCA 111 Rolls Royce Industrial Power (Pacific) Ltd v James Hardie and Coy Pty Ltd (2001) 53 NSWLR 626; [2001] NSWCA 461 SW v MK (No 5) [2019] NSWDC 242 Category: Principal judgment Parties: SW (appellant) Md Abdus Khaja (respondent) Representation: Counsel: R S McIlwaine SC; N D Compton (appellant) P Deakin QC; A Parker (respondent)