Karaoglu v Fitness First [2022] NSWSC 1772

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Karaoglu v Fitness First [2022] NSWSC 1772 Hearing dates: 1; 2; 3; 4; 7; 8; 9; and 10 February 2022; 14 March 2022 Last written submissions 7 April 2022 Date of orders: 23 December 2022 Decision date: 23 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: (1) Judgment for the defendant; (2) The plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs. Catchwords: TORTS – negligence – occupier's liability – duty of gym to member – question of breach – use of weight machine – allegation of defect

EVIDENCE – witness – allegation of subornation – onus and standard of proof

DAMAGES – personal injury – Conversion Disorder – no question of principle Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s 140(2) Civil Liability Act (2002) NSW ss 5A; 16 Cases Cited: Blatch v Archer [1774] 1 Cowp 63; 98 ER 969 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] HCA 34 Broadshaw v McEwans Pty Ltd High Court of Australia unreported 27/4/1951. Calin v Greater Union Organisation Pty Ltd (1991) 173 CLR 33; [1991] HCA 23. Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] HCA 8 Nagle v Rottnest Island Authority (1993) 177 CLR 423; (1993) 76 at [430] – [431]. Piening v Wanless (1968) 117 CLR 498; [1968] HCA 7 Thompson v Woolworths (Queensland) Pty Ltd (2005) 221 234; [2005] HCA 19 Voli v Inglewood Shire Council (1963) 110 CLR 74; [1963] HCA 15. Category: Principal judgment Parties: Deniz Karaoglu (Plaintiff) Fitness First Australia Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J.M. Morris SC with M.J. Davis (Plaintiff); J. Catsanos SC with R. Perla (Defendant)