McGoldrick v Dendrobium Coal Pty Ltd (No.2) [2022] NSWSC 1744

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: McGoldrick v Dendrobium Coal Pty Ltd (No.2) [2022] NSWSC 1744 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 16 December 2022 Decision date: 16 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: See [56] Catchwords: WORKERS COMPENSATION — Interest on damages — No interest payable on damages for domestic services, nursing and attendance or for non-economic loss where plaintiff is a coal minter COSTS — Indemnity costs — Calderbank offer — Related consideration of additional evidentiary statement by the plaintiff which raised matters promptly after the defendant company made a relevant announcement Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 s 101 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 rr 36.7, 42.7, 42.14, 51.8, 51.16 WorkCover Legislation Amendment Act 1995 Workers Compensation Act 1987 ss 151G, 151I, 151K, 151M Workers Compensation Legislation Further Amendment Act 2001 Sch 1 cl 11, Sch 4 cl 2 Cases Cited: Calderbank v Calderbank [1976] Fam 93 Fox v Wood (1981) 148 CLR 438; [1981] HCA 41 Grincelis v House [2000] HCA 42; (2000) 201 CLR 321 McGoldrick v Dendrobium Coal Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1341 Texts Cited: Not applicable Category: Consequential orders Parties: Troy McGoldrick (P) Dendrobium Coal Pty Ltd (D) Representation: Counsel: D Campbell SC / J Ryan (P) M McCulloch SC / F Doak (D)