Mai v Nguyen [2024] NSWCA 215

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Mai v Nguyen [2024] NSWCA 215 Hearing dates: 23 August 2024 Date of orders: 02 September 2024 Decision date: 02 September 2024 Before: Mitchelmore JA at [1]; Kirk JA at [2]; Griffiths AJA at [62] Decision: (1) Appeal dismissed. (2) The appellant is to pay the respondent's costs. Catchwords: APPEALS – Adequacy of reasons – Brief ex tempore reasons – Distinct claim in tort not addressed – No substantial wrong or miscarriage occurred due to failure to address – Appellant not deprived of possibility of successful outcome APPEALS – From findings of fact – Finders of fact entitled to degree of practical judgment with respect to certain matters – Limits of judicial notice – No substantial wrong or miscarriage – Failure to address claimed tendency to violence – Not necessary in every case for judge to determine whether to accept version of events given by party not bearing the onus Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 144 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 51.53 Cases Cited: Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; (1938) 60 CLR 336 Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22; (2003) 214 CLR 118 Lee v Lee [2019] HCA 28; (2019) 266 CLR 129 Nobarani v Mariconte [2018] HCA 36; (2018) 265 CLR 236 Rixon v Star City Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 265; (2001) 53 NSWLR 98 Strinic v Singh [2009] NSWCA 15; (2009) 74 NSWLR 419 TL v The King [2022] HCA 35; (2022) 275 CLR 83 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Van Mai (Appellant) Thi Than Thuy Nguyen (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: L Robison and L Smith (Appellant) Q Nguyen (Respondent) (Sol)