Langdon v Carnival PLC t/as P&O Cruises Australia [2023] NSWSC 1406

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Langdon v Carnival PLC t/as P&O Cruises Australia [2023] NSWSC 1406 Hearing dates: 27 March 2023 - 30 March 2023 Date of orders: 20 November 2023 Decision date: 20 November 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: (1) Judgment is entered for the defendant. (2) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs. Catchwords: NEGLIGENCE - Causation – Duty of care – Personal injury – Breach – Civil Liability – Personal Injury – Cruise – Broken wooden step – Credibility – Neck injury – Shoulder injury – Psychological – Asymptomatic preconditions – Factual Causation – Balance of probabilities – But for test – Necessary condition – Scope of liability – Damages – Non- economic loss – Economic loss Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) ss 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E and 16. Cases Cited: Adeels Palace Pty Ltd v Moubarak [2009] HCA 48 Berkeley Challenge Pty Lyd v Howarth [2013] NSWCA 370 Clifton v Lewis [2012] NSWCA 229 Container Terminals Australia Ltd v Huseyin [2008] NSWCA 320 State of New South Wales v Moss (2000) 54 NSWLR 536 Graham v Baker (1961) CLR 340 Kallouf v Middis [2008] NSWCA 61 Malec v JC Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) CLR 638 Mason v Demasi [2009] NSWCA 227 Medlin v State Government Insurance Commission (1995) 182 CLR 1 Ryan v AF Concrete Pumping Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 113 State of NSW v Moss (2002) 54 NSWLR 536 Strong v Woolworths Limited (2012) 246 CLR182 HCA 5; 246 CLR 182; 86 ALJR 267; 285 ALR 420 Wallace v Kam (2013) HCA 19; 250 CLR 375; 87 ALJR 648; 297 ALR 383 Zanner v Zanner [2010] NSWCA 343 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter Langdon (Plaintiff) Carnival PLC t/as P&O Cruises (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr. R Mcllwaine SC & Ms N. Compton (Plaintiff). Mr C.P. O'Neill & Mr Algie (Defendant)