Newport v Li & Anor [2022] NSWDC 8

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Newport v Li & Anor [2022] NSWDC 8 Hearing dates: 9, 10, 11, 12, 16 and 19 August 2021 Date of orders: 11 February 2022 Decision date: 11 February 2022 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Judge Levy SC Decision: See paragraph [148] for orders. Catchwords: TORTS – negligence – inadvertent injurious contact between pedestrians in public area of produce market – whether first defendant vicariously liable for negligent actions of second defendant – second defendant failed to keep a proper lookout whilst carrying a box of shallots whilst his vision ahead was obscured by the elevated height of foliage he was carrying – plaintiff struck by the box and fell suffering sub-trochanteric fracture of right hip and other injuries – whether that contact was due to materialisation of an obvious or an inherent risk – whether plaintiff contributorily negligent; DAMAGES – assessment of claimed heads of damage Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 5B, s 5C, s 5D, s 5F, s 5G, s 5H, s 5I, s 15, s 16 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 60 Cases Cited: ANZ Banking Corporation Ltd v Haq [2016] NSWCA 93 Avopiling Pty Ltd v Bosevski [2018] NSWCA 146 Bradshaw v McEwans Pty Ltd (1951) 217 ALR 1 Daw v Toyworld (NSW) Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 25 Hallmark Constructions Pty Ltd v Brett Harford, Copeland Building Services Pty Ltd v Hallmark Constructions Pty Ltd; Hallmark Constructions Pty Ltd v Harford Transport Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 41 Luxton v Vines (1952) 85 CLR 352; [1952] HCA 19 Malec v JC Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 638; [1990] HCA 20 Miller v Galderisi [2009] NSWCA 353 Monie v Commonwealth of Australia [2007] NSWCA 230 Nicholson v Nicholson (1994) 35 NSWLR 308 Paul v Cooke [2013] NSWCA 311 Prince Alfred College Incorporated v ADC [2016] HCA 37 Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Company Pty Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 16; [1986] HCA 1 Strong v Woolworths Ltd (2012) 246 CLR 182; [2012] HCA 5 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sunantha Newport (Plaintiff) Zhuo Hua Li (First defendant) Guoxi Li (Second defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr K Andrews (Plaintiff) Mr J Lee (First defendant) Mr I Griscti (Second defendant – pro bono representation)