Antoun v New South Wales Insurance Ministerial Corporation [1999] NSWCA 45

New South Wales Court of Appeal CITATION : Antoun v New South Wales Insurance Ministerial Corporation [1999] NSWCA 45 revised - 23/03/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40496/96 HEARING DATE(S) : 4 March 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 4 March 1999

PARTIES : Antoinette Antoun New South Wales Insurance Ministerial Corporation JUDGMENT OF : Beazley JA at 24; Giles JA at 1; Fitzgerald JA at 25

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : DC3345/97 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Hughes ADCJ

COUNSEL : Appellant - J R Young Respondent - J D Hislop QC & H G Shore SOLICITORS : Appellant - John H Maait & Co, Parramatta Respondent - Grahame Goldberg Partners, Sydney CATCHWORDS : NEGLIGENCE - findings of fact - no error shown - assessment of damages - mistake in stating period of partial incapacity - corrected by adding further figure and adjusting interest - otherwise no error shown; REASONS - whether sufficient - in circumstances, need only give broad outline and constituent facts, or essential ground or grounds on which decision rests - sufficient reasons given. CASES CITED: Souloumezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 1 NSWLR 247 DECISION : Appeal allowed in part; Substitute for the judgment below the sum of $42,244.72; The appellant to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal including the cost of mentions in the Court on 1 and 3 March 1999; Stand over motion filed on 26 February 1998 with liberty to respondent to relist the motion for hearing after the expiry of six months from today's date

8 THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL

CA 40496/97 DC 3345/97

BEAZLEY JA GILES JA FITZGERALD JA

4 March 1999

ANTOUN v NEW SOUTH WALES INSURANCE MINISTERIAL CORPORATION