NSW Caselaw
New South Wales District Court
CITATION: Hubbard v Stephen Wells Trading as Wells Plumbing & Anor [2007] NSWDC 93 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S): 13/11/06, 14/11/06, 15/11/06, 16/11/06, 17/11/06
JUDGMENT DATE: 21 February 2007
JURISDICTION: Civil Civil
JUDGMENT OF: Norrish QC DCJ
DECISION: See para 80.
CATCHWORDS: Negligence - Personal injury - employee - contractor - Civil Liability Act.
LEGISLATION CITED: Civil Liability Act 2002 Workers Compensation Act 1987
Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Company Pty Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 16 Hollis v Vabu Pty Ltd (2001) 207 CLR 21 Boyland Nominees Pty Ltd v Sweeney [2005] NSWCA 8 CASES CITED: Gould v Minister of National Insurance [1951] 1 KB 731 Humberstone v Northern Timber Mills (1949) 79 CLR 389 A/G (NSW) v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd (1952) 85 CLR 237 Zuijis v Wirth Bros Pty Ltd (1955) 93 CLR 561 JA and BN Bowden and Sons Pty Ltd v Chief Commission of State Revenue [2001] NSWCA 125
Adam Luke Hubbard - Plaintiff PARTIES: Stephen Wells t/as Wells Plumbing - Defendant Wesfarmers Federation Insurance Ltd - Cross Defendant
FILE NUMBER(S): 5242/04
Mr D Toomey - Plaintiff COUNSEL: Mr M Murphy - Defendant Mr D Ronzani - Cross Defendant
Stacks The Law Firm - Plaintiff SOLICITORS: Haydon Fowler Corbett Jessop - Defendant McCabe Terrill - Cross Defendant
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