Wilke v Astra Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd & Anor [1999] NSWSC 1047

New South Wales Supreme Court CITATION : Wilke v Astra Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd & Anor [1999] NSWSC 1047 CURRENT JURISDICTION : Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : 21377/95 HEARING DATE(S) : 27, 28 and 29 July 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 October 1999

Peter Wilhelm Hans Wilke (Plaintiff)

Astra Pharmaceutricals Pty Limited (First Defendant)

Rondal Pty Ltd (Second Defendant)

First Cross Claim

Astra Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd (Cross Claimant) PARTIES : Inco Electrical Pty Ltd (First Cross Defendant)

Ronald Pty Ltd (Second Cross Defendant)

Second Cross Claim

Rondal Pty Ltd (Cross Claimant)

Inco Electrical Pty Ltd (Cross Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr A Lidden (Plaintiff)

Mr T S Hale (First Defendant) COUNSEL : Mr M L Williams (Second Defendant/Second Cross Defendant)

Mr R Seton (First Cross Defendant) Webb Thom & Associates (Plaintiff)

Minter Ellison (First Defendant) SOLICITORS : Sparke Helmore (Second Defendant/Second Cross Defendant)

Hunt & Hunt (First Cross Defendant )

CATCHWORDS : Personal injury - Liability; Cross Claims; Damages Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Fabre v Arenales (1992) 27 NSWLR 437 Papatonakis v Australian Telecommunications Commission (1985) 156 CLR 7 at pp 20-21 Christmas v General Cleaning Contractors Ltd [1952] 1 KB 141, 148 CASES CITED : Bates v Parker [1953] s QB 231 Pinborough v Minister for Argiculture (1974) 7 SASR 493 Husher v Husher & Anor [1999] HCA 47 Spargo v Haden Engineering (1993) 60 SASR 39 Malec v J C Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 638 DECISION : See para 80