Pike v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd; Pike v Solomon [2021] NSWSC 1492

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Pike v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd; Pike v Solomon [2021] NSWSC 1492 Hearing dates: 27-29 October 2020 Date of orders: 19 November 2021 Decision date: 19 November 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Walton J Decision: The Court directs that the defendants bring in short minutes or order reflecting this judgment within 14 days of the publication of the judgment Catchwords: TORTS – negligence – personal injury – liability – duty of care – breach of duty – causation – credit – surveillance footage – Markus ruling – damages – non-economic loss – economic loss – out of pocket expenses – future treatment - quantum of damages Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: ASIC v Rich (2009) 236 FLR 1 Australian Postal Commission v Hayes (1989) 23 FCR 320 Australian Safeway Stores Pty Ltd v Zaluzna [1987] HCA 7 AWA v Independent News Auckland [1996] 2 NZLR 184 Boral Bricks Pty Limited v Cosmidis [2013] NSWCA 443 Brighten v Traino [2019] NSWCA 168 Bunnings Group Ltd v Giudice [2018] NSWCA 144 Cadbury Schweppes Pty Limited v Darrell Lea Chocolate Shops Pty Ltd (2007) 239 ALR 662 Cameron v Baker (Court of Appeal (NSW), August 1980, unrep) Carey v Gruzman (Court of Appeal (NSW), 10 April 1991, unrep) Coles Supermarkets v Haleluka [2012] NSWCA 343 Dawson v Hall (Court of Appeal (NSW), 29 July 1994, unrep) Garzo v Liverpool/Campbelltown Christian School [2012] NSWCA 151 Halpin v Lumley General Insurance Ltd (2009) 78 NSWLR 265 Jones v Bartlett (2000) 205 CLR 166 Koninklijke Phillips Electronics NV v Remington Products Australia Pty Ltd (2000) 100 FCR 90; [2000] FCA 876 Kubovic v HMS Management Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 315 Markus v Provincial Insurance Co Ltd (1983) 25 NSWCCR 1 Matthews v Dean (1990) Aust Torts Reports 81–037; 11 MVR 455 McKenna v Hunter & New England Local Health District [2013] NSWCA 476 Naylor v Preston Area Health Authority [1987] 1 WLR 958 Neindorf v Junkovic [2005] HCA 7 Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District v Starkey [2016] NSWCA 114 Perisher Blue Pty Ltd v Nair-Smith [2015] NSWCA 90 Port Macquarie Hastings Council v Mooney [2014] NSWCA 156 Prasad v AMP Life Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1076 Purkess v Crittenden (1965) 114 CLR 164 Ratewave Pty Limited v BJ Illingby [2017] NSWCA 103 Seltsam Pty Ltd v Ghaleb [2005] NSWCA 208 State of NSW v Tyszyk [2008] NSWCA 107 Strinch v Singh [2009] NSWCA 15 Strong v Woolworths Limited (2012) 246 CLR 182 Thompson v Woolworths (Q'land) Pty Limited (2005) 221 CLR 234 Watts v Rake (1960) 108 CLR 158 Waverley Council v Ferreira [2005] NSWCA 418 Waverley Council v Lodge [2001] NSWCA 439 Weber v Greater Hume Shire Council [2018] NSWSC 667 Weber v Greater Hume Shire Council [2019] NSWCA 74 Yacoub v Pilkington (Australia) Ltd [2007] NSWCA 290 Category: Principal judgment Parties: 2017/269748 Jacqueline Christina Pike (Plaintiff) Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd (Defendant)