NSW Caselaw
New South Wales District Court
CITATION: Gladanac v Wang [2009] NSWDC 234
HEARING DATE(S): 27 July 2009, 28 July 2009
JUDGMENT DATE: 29 September 2009
JURISDICTION: Civil
JUDGMENT OF: Bozic SC DCJ
CATCHWORDS: NEGLIGENCE – motor accident – plaintiff a pedestrian knocked down on pedestrian crossing - contributory negligence not proven – no evidence that plaintiff's alcohol consumption contributed to accident - EVIDENCE- medical assessor's statement of reasons–evidentiary effect of - non-certified matters have evidentiary value of a non-conclusive nature – little weight to be placed on statement of reasons – Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999, ss 61, 131 - DAMAGES – assessment of past lost earnings and diminution of future earning capacity having regard to previous injuries and sparse pre-accident work history – s 126 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 – assumptions made in determining future economic loss – assessment of future attendant care
LEGISLATION CITED: Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 ss 61, 126, 131
Adams v Ascot Iron Foundry Pty Limited (1968) 72 SR (NSW) 120 Brown v Lewis [2006] NSWCA 87; (2006) 65 NSWLR 587 Fox v Percy [2003] HCA; 197 ALR 210 Jarzebski v Jiminez [2006] NSWCA 104 Kallouf v Middis [2008] NSWCA 61 CASES CITED: Manly v Alexander (2005) 80 ALJR 413 Murdoch v Davis [2005] NSWCA 466 Pham v Shui [2006] NSWCA 373 Purkess v Crittenden [1965] HCA 34; 114 CLR 164 Turkmani v Visvalingam [2008] NSWCA 211 Watts v Rake [1960] HCA 58; 108 CLR 158
TEXTS CITED: P A Leslie and M M G Britts, Motor Vehicle Law in New South Wales, 4th ed (1993)
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