AA v PD [2022] NSWSC 1039

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: AA v PD [2022] NSWSC 1039 Hearing dates: 25 and 26 July 2022 Date of orders: 05 August 2022 Decision date: 05 August 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Chen J Decision: Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $217,550.00 Catchwords: TORTS — Trespass to the person — assault and battery — historical sexual misconduct — claim for damages due to psychiatric harm — whether misconduct caused harm — expert evidence TORTS — Trespass to the person — whether trespass to the person is an independent tort EVIDENCE — Tendency evidence — Civil proceedings — where no tendency notice provided — whether open to use evidence for tendency purpose — where not open — where evidence could be used as relationship evidence Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 3B. 13 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 91, 92, 97, 100, 140 Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), ss 6A, 11, 14, 52 Limitation Amendment (Child Abuse) Act 2016 (NSW) Cases Cited: Allianz Australia Insurance Limited v Kerr (2012) 83 NSWLR 302; [2012] NSWCA 13 Boughey v The Queen (1986) 161 CLR 10; [1986] HCA 29 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] HCA 34 Carter v Walker (2010) 32 VR 1; [2010] VSCA 340 Collins v Wilcock [1984] 1 WLR 1172 Croucher v Cachia (2016) 95 NSWLR 117; [2016] NSWCA 132 Effem Foods Pty Ltd v Lake Cumbeline Pty Ltd (1999) 161 ALR 599; [1999] HCA 15 Fightvision Pty Limited v Onisforou (1999) 47 NSWLR 473; [1999] NSWCA 323 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Gersbach v Gersbach [2018] NSWSC 1685 Graham v Baker (1961) 106 CLR 340; [1961] HCA 48 Gray v Motor Accidents Commission (1998) 196 CLR 1; [1998] HCA 70 Hall v Fonceca [1983] WAR 309 John XXIII College v SMA [2022] ACTCA 32 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] HCA 8 Lamb v Cotogno (1987) 164 CLR 1; [1987] HCA 47 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Montgomery [2005] NSWCA 432 Malec v J C Hutton Pty Limited (1990) 169 CLR 638; [1990] HCA 20 MBP (SA) Pty Ltd v Gogic (1991) 171 CLR 657; [1991] HCA 3 Medlin v State Government Insurance Commission (1995) 182 CLR 1; [1995] HCA 5 Metropolitan Meat Industry Board v Williams (1991) 24 NSWLR 54 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd (1992) 67 ALJR 170; [1992] HCA 66 Payne v Parker [1976] 1 NSWLR 191 Penrith City Council v Parks [2004] NSWCA 201 R v AN (2000) 117 A Crim R 176; [2000] NSWCCA 372 R v Beserick (1993) 30 NSWLR 510 R v Leonard (2006) 67 NSWLR 545; [2006] NSWCCA 267 Ramsey v Denton [2021] NSWCA 310 Rixon v Star City Pty Limited (2001) 53 NSWLR 98; [2001] NSWCA 265 Sellars v Adelaide Petroleum NL (1994) 179 CLR 332; [1994] HCA 4 State of New South Wales v Abed [2014] NSWCA 419 State of New South Wales v Ibbett (2006) 229 CLR 638; [2006] HCA 57 State of New South Wales v Radford (2010) 79 NSWLR 327; [2010] NSWCA 276 State of NSW v Moss (2000) 54 NSWLR 536; [2000] NSWCA 133 State of NSW v Riley (2003) 57 NSWLR 496; [2003] NSWCA 208 In the matter of HIH Insurance Limited (In Liquidation) [2015] NSWSC 790 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 Uren v John Fairfax (1966) 117 CLR 118; [1966] HCA 40 Whittaker v Child Support Registrar [2009] FCA 188 Withyman v State of NSW [2013] NSWCA 10 Texts Cited: Carolyn Sappideen and Prue Vines (eds), Fleming's The Law of Torts (10th ed, 2011, Thomson Reuters) Category: Principal judgment Parties: AA (Plaintiff) PD (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: K Andrews (Plaintiff) T Hall (Defendant)