Dendrobium Coal Pty Ltd v McGoldrick [2023] NSWCA 195

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Dendrobium Coal Pty Ltd v McGoldrick [2023] NSWCA 195 Hearing dates: 1 August 2023 Date of orders: 23 August 2023 Decision date: 23 August 2023 Before: Meagher JA at [1] Payne JA at [2] Adamson JA at [82] Decision: (1) Appeal dismissed. (2) Appellant to pay the respondent's cost of the appeal Catchwords: NEGLIGENCE — Damages — Workplace injury of mining engineer — Where liability admitted —Primary judge's assessment of damages — Assessment of future economic loss, non-economic loss and future expenses — Whether House v The King error shown Legislation Cited: Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) ss 34, 151, 151E, 151G, 151H, 151I, 151L, Pt 5 Div 3 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 51.36 Cases Cited: Avopiling Pty Ltd v Bosevski (2018) 98 NSWLR 171; [2018] NSWCA 146 Best v Rosamond [2020] NSWCA 90 Currie v Dempsey [1967] 69 SR (NSW) 116 Dell v Dalton (1991) 23 NSWLR 528; [1991] NSWCA 76 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Kallouf v Middis [2008] NSWCA 61 Magann v The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Parramatta [2020] NSWCA 167 Malec v JC Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 638; [1990] HCA 20 Massoud v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (2022) 109 NSWLR 468; [2022] NSWCA 150 Medlin v State Government Insurance Commission (1995) 182 CLR 1; [1995] HCA 5 Moran v McMahon (1985) 3 NSWLR 700 Penrith City Council v Parks [2004] NSWCA 201 Queensland v Masson [2020] HCA 28; (2020) 94 ALJR 785 Warren v Coombes (1979) 142 CLR 531; [1979] HCA 9 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Dendrobium Coal Pty Ltd (appellant) Troy McGoldrick (respondent) Representation: Counsel: