Foti v Biordi [2021] NSWDC 496

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Foti v Biordi [2021] NSWDC 496 Hearing dates: 8-10 September 2021 Date of orders: 16 September 2021 Decision date: 16 September 2021 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: Order: (1) Judgment for the defendants. (2) Costs reserved, with liberty to apply. (3) Exhibits retained until further order. Catchwords: TORT – personal injury – trip and fall Legislation Cited: ss 5B, 5C, 5D and 5S of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW)("UCPR") r 42.35 Cases Cited: Angel v Hawkesbury City Council [2008] NSWCA 130; 2008 ATR 81-955 Avopiling Pty Ltd v Bosevski; Avopiling Pty Ltd v The Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer [2018] NSWCA 146 Boral Bricks Pty Ltd v Cosmidis; Boral Bricks Pty Ltd v DM & BP Wiskich Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 443 Bunnings Group Ltd v Giudice [2018] NSWCA 144 Container Terminals Australia v Huseyin [2008] NSWCA 320 Davis v Council of the City of Wagga Wagga [2004] NSWCA 34 Dovuro v Wilkins (2003) 215 CLR 317; [2003] HCA 51 Ferguson v McDonalds [2005] NSWCA 401 Gulic v O'Neill [2011] NSWCA 361 Hill v Richards [2011] NSWCA 291 Kappadoukas v Fransepp Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 366 Mason v Demasi [2009] NSWCA 227 Mastronardi v State of New South Wales [2009] NSWCA 270 Metaxoulis v McDonald's Australia Ltd [2015] NSWCA 95 Miller v Galderisi [2009] NSWCA 353 Prouten v Chapman [2021] NSWCA 207 Sibraa v Brown [2012] NSWCA 328 Tchen v Nominal Defendant [2010] NSWCA 245 Westbus Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) v Ishak [2006] NSWCA 198 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: Mr Nazzareno Foti