Prisk v Danslow [2024] NSWDC 535

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Prisk v Danslow [2024] NSWDC 535 Hearing dates: 11 November 2024 Date of orders: 13 November 2024 Decision date: 13 November 2024 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Acting Judge Levy SC Decision: See paragraph [73] for orders Catchwords: TORTS – intentional torts – trespass to person – assault – battery – default judgment entered in absence of filed defence – assessment of compensatory, aggravated and exemplary damages and pre-judgment interest Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2005 (NSW), s 3B(1)(a) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 35(2) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.1 Cases Cited: Adams v Kennedy [2000] NSWCA 152; (2000) 49 NSWLR 78 Cassel & Co Ltd v Broome [1972] AC 1027 Fox v Wood (1981) 148 CLR 438; [1981] HCA 41 Gray v Motor Accidents Commission (1998) 196 CLR 1; [1998] HCA 70 Lamb v Cotogno (1987) 164 CLR 1; [1987] HC 47 Nadjovski v Crnojlovic [2008] NSWCA 175 NSW v Ibbett (2006) 229 CLR 638; [2006] HCA 57 NSW v Landini [2010] NSWCA 157 Penrith City Council v Parks [2004] NSWCA 201 Planet Fisheries Pty Ltd v La Rosa (1968) 119 CLR 18 Radford v State of NSW [2010] NSWCA 276 Rookes v Barnard [1964] AC 1129; [1964] UKHL 1 Spautz v Butterworths & Anor [1996] NSWSC 614; [1996] 41 NSWLR 1 State of New South Wales v Riley (2003) 57 NSWLR 496; [2003] NSWCA 208 State of NSW v Abed [2014] NSWCA 419 State of NSW v Moss (2000) 54 NSWLR 536; [2000] NSWCA 133 State of NSW v Quirk [2012] NSWCA 216 State of NSW v Zreika [2012] NSWCA 37 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Andrew Ralph Prisk (Plaintiff) Darren Danslow (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr MT Vesper (Plaintiff) Mr D Cameron, solicitor (Defendant)