NSW Caselaw
New South Wales District Court
CITATION: Redman v Verticon Group Limited (No 2) [2009] NSWDC 43
HEARING DATE(S): 9 - 13 March 2009
JUDGMENT DATE: 2 April 2009
JURISDICTION: Civil
JUDGMENT OF: Goldring DCJ
DECISION: Verdict for the plaintiff in sum of $133,407
CATCHWORDS: EMPLOYMENT LAW - summary termination - 'wilful or serious misconduct' - meaning of 'wilful' - EMPLOYMENT LAW - condonation of breach of employment contract by employer - CONTRACT - Employment Contract - duty of employee summarily dismissed to mitigate damages
LEGISLATION CITED: Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth)
Blyth Chemicals v Bushnell (1933) 49 CLR 66 Shepherd v Felt and Textiles of Australia Ltd (1931) 45 CLR 359 Concut Pty Ltd v Worrell (2000) 75 ALJR 312 Rankin v Marine Power International Pty Ltd [2001] VSC 150 Pastrycooks Employees, Biscuit Makers Employees and Flour and Sugar Goods Workers Union v Gartrell White [No 3] (1990) 35 IR 70 CASES CITED: Bigg v NSW Police Service (1998) 80 IR 434 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 R v Galli [2001] NSWCCA 504 McDonald v Parnell Laboratories (Aust) Pty Ltd (2007) 168 IR 375 Cooper v Cooper (1941) 65 CLR 162 Byrne v Australian Airlines (1995) 131 ALR 422 Peter v Aradlay Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd [2005] NSWIRComm 253
PARTIES: Jason Redman (Plaintiff) Verticon Group Limited (Defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S): 5716 of 2007
COUNSEL: J Berwick (Plaintiff) T Saunders (Defendant)
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