Yebdoo v Holmewood [2021] NSWCA 119

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Yebdoo v Holmewood [2021] NSWCA 119 Hearing dates: 6 April 2021 Date of orders: 3 June 2021 Decision date: 03 June 2021 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Gleeson JA at [85]; Leeming JA at [86] Decision: Appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: NEGLIGENCE – breach of duty – motor vehicle accident – failure to keep a proper lookout and slow vehicle NEGLIGENCE – causation – factual causation – motor vehicle accident – whether expert opinion was necessary to establish causation – whether evidence of time and distance was too imprecise to support a finding of causation EVIDENCE – witness evidence – cross-examination – procedural fairness – Browne v Dunn – substance of the case allegedly not put to respondent in cross-examination – whether prior notice had nevertheless been given to respondent of cross-examining party's case Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 3B, 5D, 5E Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Allied Pastoral Holdings Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) [1983] 1 NSWLR 1 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Hellicar (2012) 247 CLR 345; [2012] HCA 17 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 Carter v Boehm, 1 Smith L.C., 7th ed (1876) p 577 Cellarit Pty Ltd v Cawarrah Holdings Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 213 Clark v Ryan (1960) 103 CLR 486; [1960] HCA 42 Davies v Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries Ltd [1942] AC 601 Dickson v Northern Lakes Rugby League Sport & Recreation Club Inc [2020] NSWCA 294 Drew v State of New South Wales [2015] NSWCA 159 Farrell v the Queen (1998) 194 CLR 286; [1998] HCA 50 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] HCA 8 Kollas v Scurrah [2008] NSWCA 17 Miller v Jennings (1954) 92 CLR 190; [1954] HCA 65 R v Parker (1912) 18 ALR 150; [1912] VLR 152 Strinic v Singh (2009) 74 NSWLR 419; [2009] NSWCA 15 Tarabay v Leite [2008] NSWCA 259 Velevski v The Queen (2002) 76 ALJR 402; [2002] HCA 4 Verryt v Schoupp [2015] NSWCA 128 Zervas v Burkitt (No 2) [2019] NSWCA 236 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Amina Yebdoo (Appellant) Alan Holmewood (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D E Baran (Appellant) J W Catsanos SC (Respondent)