Fleissig v Teamfox Pty Ltd & Ors [2001] NSWSC 286

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Fleissig v Teamfox Pty Ltd & Ors [2001] NSWSC 286 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 21227 of 1996 HEARING DATE(S) : 21 - 25 February, 16 - 19 October, 23- 26 October, 30 - 31 October, 1 November 2000. JUDGMENT DATE : 19 April 2001

Eric Fleissig

v

Teamfox Pty Limited (First defendant)

PARTIES : Philip James Ward (Second defendant)

Lopired Pty Limited (Third defendant)

Oran Park Motor Sport Pty Limited (Fourth defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Brownie AJ at 1

LOWER COURT Compensation Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER :

P Neil SC J L Carr (Plaintiff)

G Charteris COUNSEL : (First defendant)

In person (Second and Third defendants)

R McIlwaine SC (Fourth defendant) Bateman Battersby (Plaintiff)

P W Turk & Associates (First defendant) SOLICITORS : P J Ward (In person - Second and Third defendants)

Marsdens (Fourth defendant) CATCHWORDS : Voluntary assumption of risk considered : Paras 27 - 35 - otherwise no question of principle. LEGISLATION CITED : Motor Vehicle Safety Sports (Public Safety) Act 1982, s 3 and s8; Motor Vehicle Sports (Public Safety) Regulation 1985, cl 5, cl14 and cl35; Workers Compensation Act 1987, s151G, 151H; Contracts Review Act 1980. CASES CITED : Buckpitt v Oates [1968] 1 All ER 1145 at 1147; Bennett v Tugwell [1971] 2 QB 267 at 273-274; Bright v Sampson & Duncan Enterprises Pty Limited (1985) 1 NSWLR 346. DECISION : See paragraph 180.