Perry v Kinnear & Ors (No. 5) [2021] NSWDC 145

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Perry v Kinnear & Ors (No. 5) [2021] NSWDC 145 Hearing dates: 24 August 2020 25 August 2020 26 August 2020 27 August 2020 28 August 2020 14 September 2020 15 September 2020 16 September 2020 17 September 2020 18 September 2020 21 September 2020 23 September 2020 22 October 2020 2 November 2020 (Further Written Submissions) 3 November 2020 (Further Written Submissions) 5 November 2020 (Further Written Submissions) 6 November 2020 (Further Written Submissions) 19 February 2021 (Further Written Submissions) 29 March 2021 (Further Written Submissions) 30 March 2021 Date of orders: 30 April 2021 Decision date: 30 April 2021 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Montgomery DCJ Decision: 1 Judgment for the Defendants 2 Plaintiff to pay the Defendants' costs Catchwords: TORTS – Negligence – Sexual Assault TORTS — Trespass to the person — Battery TORTS – Breach of Duty of Care by Foster Carers LIMITATION OF ACTIONS — Suspension of time — Plaintiff under disability TORTS — General principles — Damages Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) ss 3B(1)(a), 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E, 21 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) ss 279, 293A Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) ss 41, 97, 140(1), 140(2) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) ss 11, ss 11(3)(b), 14(b), 50C, 50D, 50F, 52 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) s 109 Cases Cited: Adams v Bracknell Forest Borough Council [2004] UKHL 29; [2005] 1 AC 76 Baker-Morrison v State of NSW (2009) 74 NSWLR 454 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Cowell v Corrective Services Commission of NSW (1988) 13 NSLWR 743 Croucher v Cachia (2016) 95 NSWLR 117 Gersbach v Gersbach [2018] NSWSC 1685 Guthrie v Spence (2009) 78 NSWLR 225 Hahn v Conley (1971) 126 CLR 276 Kotulski v Attard (1981) 1 NSWLR 115 Kuhl v Zurich Financial Services Australia Ltd & Anor (2011) 243 CLR 361 Lamb v Cotogno (1987) 164 CLR 1 Longman v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 79 M v M (1988) 166 CLR 69 MBP (SA) Pty Ltd v Gogic (1991) 171 CLR 657 McCallion v Dodd (1996) NZLR 710 Musa v Alzeaiawi [2021] NSWCA 12 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd & Ors (1992) 67 ALJR 170 Nguyen v Tran [2018] NSWCA 215 NSW v Harlum [2007] NSWCA 120 Pomare v White [2019] NSWCA 317 State of NSW v Bujdoso (2007) 69 NSWLR 302 State of NSW v Gibbet (2005) 65 NSWLR 168 State of NSW v Gillet [2012] NSWCA 83 State of New South Wales v Riley (2003) 57 NSWLR 496 Walker v Howard (2009) 78 NSWLR 161 White v Johnston (2015) 87 NSWLR 779 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mrs Isabell Perry (Plaintiff)