Haynes by her tutor Karen Lindley v Haynes [2022] NSWSC 581

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Haynes by her tutor Karen Lindley v Haynes [2022] NSWSC 581 Hearing dates: 16 September 2021 Date of orders: 18 May 2022 Decision date: 18 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Lonergan J Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $840,000. (2) The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – summary disposal – judgment for the plaintiff – no appearance - no defence DAMAGES – assessment – general damages – sexual assaults – Civil Liability Act 2002 NSW not applicable by operation of s 3B(1)(a) – significant psychiatric and physical injury – aggravated damages TORTS – intentional torts – trespass to the person – assault – battery – dissociative identity disorder – egregious repeated abuse and gratuitous cruelty Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Limitation Amendment (Child Abuse) Act 2016 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Lamb v Cotogno (1987) 164 CLR 1 MBP (SA) Pty Limited v Gogic (1991) 171 CLR 57 State of New South Wales v Riley (2003) 57 NSWLR 496 Varmedja v Varmedja [2008] NSWCA 177 XY v Featherstone [2010] NSWSC 1368 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jennifer Margaret Haynes by her tutor Karen Lindley (Plaintiff) Richard John Haynes (Defendant) (no appearance) Representation: Counsel: M Keaney (Plaintiff)