Williams v Fraser [2022] NSWCA 200

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Williams v Fraser [2022] NSWCA 200 Hearing dates: 16, 17 March 2022 Date of orders: 7 October 2022 Decision date: 07 October 2022 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1], Gleeson JA at [7], Simpson AJA at [8] Decision: 1. Appeal dismissed. 2. Appellant to pay the respondent's costs. Catchwords: NEGLIGENCE – Medical practitioner – Failure to diagnose – Whether failure to diagnose caused harm – Loss of chance APPEAL – Function of appellate court – finding of fact purely based on analysis of the medical evidence Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 5D, 5E, 5I Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 75A, 101(2)(r) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), s 82(1) Cases Cited: Badenach v Calvert (2016) 257 CLR 440; [2016] HCA 18 Chappel v Hart (1998) 195 CLR 232; [1998] HCA 55 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Lee v Lee; HSU v RACQ Insurance Limited; Lee v RACQ Insurance Limited (2019) 266 CLR 129; [2019] HCA 28 Malec v JC Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 638 [1990] HCA 20 Sellars v Adelaide Petroleum NL (1994) 179 CLR 332; [1994] HCA 4 Tabet v Gett (2010) 240 CLR 537; [2010] HCA 12 Williams v Fraser [2021] NSWSC 416 Warren v Coombes (1979) 142 CLR 531; [1979] HCA 9 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Hailee Williams (Appellant) John Fraser (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Morris SC/P D'Arcy-King (Appellant) J Downing SC (Respondent)