APC v Mr B (No 2) [2024] NSWSC 1608

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: APC v Mr B (No 2) [2024] NSWSC 1608 Hearing dates: 8-10 October 2024 Date of orders: 13 December 2024 Decision date: 13 December 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Schmidt AJ Decision: Judgment for the plaintiff. Catchwords: TORTS –– claimed historical child sexual abuse –– where defendant denies abuse and alleges plaintiff and witnesses have conspired to give false evidence about claimed abuse –– credibility –– abuse established –– assessment of damages –– unchallenged expert evidence –– damages including aggravated and exemplary damages awarded Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW), s 8 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 91, 128, 140 Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), ss 79, 114Q, Pt XIVB Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), s 6A(2) Cases Cited: APC v B [2023] NSWSC 988 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] HCA 34 Clancy v Plaintiffs A, B, C and D; Bird v Plaintiffs A, B, C and D [2022] NSWCA 119 Dessent v Commonwealth (1977) 13 ALR 437; (1977) 51 ALJR 482 Diamond v Simpson (No 1) [2003] NSWCA 67 Effem Foods Pty Ltd v Lake Cumbeline Pty Ltd [1999] HCA 15; (1999) 161 ALR 599 Gamser v Nominal Defendant (1977) 136 CLR 145; [1977] HCA 7 Graham v Baker (1961) 106 CLR 340; [1961] HCA 48 Gray v Motor Accident Commission (1998) 196 CLR 1; [1998] HCA 70 Griffiths v Kerkemeyer (1977) 139 CLR 161; [1977] HCA 45 JL v R [2023] NSWCCA 99 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] HCA 8 Kars v Kars (1996) 187 CLR 354; [1996] HCA 3 Lamb v Cotogno (1987) 164 CLR 1; [1987] HCA 47 Lee Transport Co Ltd v Watson (1940) 64 CLR 1; [1940] HCA 27 MacDougal v Mitchell [2015] NSWCA 389 Malec v J. C. Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 638; [1990] HCA 20 Miller v Galderisi [2009] NSWCA 353 M v M (1988) 166 CLR 69; [1988] HCA 68 New South Wales v Ibbett (2006) 229 CLR 638; [2006] HCA 57 New South Wales v Moss (2000) 54 NSWLR 536; [2000] NSWCA 133 Reed v R [2006] NSWCCA 314 RHG Mortgage Ltd v Ianni [2015] NSWCA 56 Sharman v Evans (1977) 138 CLR 563; [1977] HCA 8 Smith v Alone [2017] NSWCA 287 State of New South Wales v Riley (2003) 57 NSWLR 496; [2003] NSWCA 208 Todorovic v Waller (1981) 150 CLR 402; [1981] HCA 72 Sullivan v Gordon (1999) 47 NSWLR 319; [1999] NSWCA 338 Van Gervan v Fenton (1992) 175 CLR 327; [1992] HCA 54 Watson v Foxman (1995) 49 NSWLR 315 Wynn v NSW Insurance Ministerial Corporation (1995) 184 CLR 485; [1995] HCA 53 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: APC (Plaintiff) Mr B (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Robinson SC / J McEnaney (Plaintiff)