Fisk v Mercantile Mutual Insurance (Australia) Limited & ORS. [2001] NSWSC 1134

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Fisk v Mercantile Mutual Insurance (Australia) Limited & ORS. [2001] NSWSC 1134 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20781/95 29 October-2 November, 5 November-8 November, 12 November, HEARING DATE(S) : 14 November-16 November, 19 November- 20 November, 23 November, 26 November, 28 November 2001 and 12 December 2001. JUDGMENT DATE : 14 December 2001

Scott James Fisk by his Tutor Wayne Fisk- Plaintiff PARTIES : Mercantile Mutual Insurance (Australia) Limited- First Defendant Tony Albert- Second Defendant Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales- Third Defendant JUDGMENT OF : Acting Justice Solomon

Mr King SC with Mr Benson for the Plaintiff COUNSEL : Mr Hislop QC with Mr Roche for the First and Second Defendants Mr Barry QC with Mr Robinson for the Third Defendant

Turner Freeman for the Plaintiff SOLICITORS : Sparke Helmore for the Second Defendant I.V. Knight, Crown Solicitor the Third Defendant

CATCHWORDS : Liability under Motor Accidents Act and Common Law - Quantum of Damages agreed upon by Parties Supreme Court Rules 1970 LEGISLATION CITED : Motor Accidents Act 1988 Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Pyrenees Shire Council v Day (1998) 92 CLR 394 CASES CITED : Romeo v Conservation Commission (1998) 192 CLR 431 Brodie v Singleton Shire Council 75 ALJR at 992 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1979-1980) 146 CLR 40 DECISION : See paragraph 100