Clancy v The Nominal Defendant [2023] NSWDC 186

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Clancy v The Nominal Defendant [2023] NSWDC 186 Hearing dates: 25, 26, 27 October 2022 and 4 November 2022 Decision date: 09 May 2023 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Andronos SC DCJ Decision: See paragraphs 241 to 244 Catchwords: TRAFFIC LAW AND TRANSPORT — Traffic law — Motor accident legislation — Measure of damages Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 56, s 57, s 58 Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (NSW), Pt 4, Div 4.2, Div 4.3, s 1.4, s 2.30, s 4.5, s 4.7, s 4.13, s 7.21 Motor Accidents Compensation (Determination of Loss) Order 2022 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 31.28, r 31.30 Cases Cited: ASIC v Rich [2005] NSWSC 706 AWA v Independent News Auckland [1996] 2 NZLR 184 Container Terminals Australia Ltd v Huseyin [2008] NSWCA 320 Forbes Shire Council v Jones [1999] NSWCA 419 Fox v Wood (1982) 148 CLR 438 Ho v Professional Services Review Committee No 295 [2007] FCA 388 Hodgson v Crane (2002) 55 NSWLR 199 Malec v JC Hutton (1990) 169 CLR 638 Mason v Demasi [2009] NSWCA 227 Mead v Kerney [2012] NSWCA 215 Nominal Defendant v Livaja [2011] NSWCA 121 R v Kelly (Attorney-General's Reference No 53 of 1998) [2000] 1 QB 198 State of NSW v Moss (2000) 54 NSWLR 536 Texts Cited: Luntz and Harder, Assessment of Damages for Personal Injury and Death (5th ed, 2021, LexisNexis) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Troy Clancy (plaintiff) The Nominal Defendant (defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr D Hooke SC with Mr C Heazlewood (plaintiff) Mr D P O'Dowd (defendant)