EF v GH [2023] NSWDC 538

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: EF v GH [2023] NSWDC 538 Hearing dates: 8 November 2023 Date of orders: 30 November 2023 Decision date: 30 November 2023 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Dicker SC DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiff against the first defendant in the sum of $645,000. (2) The first defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings as agreed or assessed. (3) Liberty to the parties to seek a different costs order to that set out in Order 2 above within 14 days. Catchwords: TORTS – intentional torts – battery – personal injury – psychiatric injury – historic sexual child abuse – damages sought for battery and psychiatric injury and consequential loss – assessment of damages Legislation Cited: Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002 (ACT) District Court Act 1973 (NSW) Limitation Act 1985 (ACT) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Australian Rail Track Corporation Limited v Dollisson [2020] NSWCA 58 Croucher v Cachia [2016] NSWCA 132; (2016) 95 NSWLR 117 Gersbach v Gersbach [2018] NSWSC 1685 John Pfeiffer Pty Ltd v Rogerson (2000) 203 CLR 503; [2000] HCA 36 KS v GR [2020] NSWDC 73 Lamb v Cotogno [1987] HCA 47; (1987) 164 CLR 1 Malec v JC Hutton Pty Ltd (No 2) (1990) 169 CLR 638 MBP (SA) Pty Ltd v Gogic [1991] HCA 3; (1991) CLR 567 MC v Morris [2019] NSWSC 1326 McCabe v Riechelmann [2023] NSWDC 44 ND v AB (No 3) [2022] ACTSC 197 P2 v D2 [2019] NSWDC 84 PP v DD (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1312 Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority (t/as Seqwater) v Rodriguez & Sons Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCA 206 State of New South Wales v Riley [2003] NSWCA 208; (2003) 57 NSWLR 496 Varmedja v Varmedja [2008] NSWCA 177 White v Johnston [2015] NSWCA 18; (2015) 87 NSWLR 779 Category: Principal judgment Parties: EF (Plaintiff) GH (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D W Elliott (Plaintiff)