NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Sinclair v SSET Constructions Pty Limited [2002] NSWCA 125 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40834 of 2001 HEARING DATE(S) : 13/06/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 31 July 2002
David Sinclair t/as Alexander Dyce & Dodd PARTIES : v SSET Constructions Pty Limited JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA at 1; Davies AJA at 13; Foster AJA at 23
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC 7984 of 1999 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Finnane DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : A: Mr Simpkins SC R: Mr R Angyal & Miss J Rawlings SOLICITORS : A: Henry Davis York R: Keith Hurst & Associates CATCHWORDS : Professional negligence - appeal against damages flowing from negligence - appeal allowed. Hungerfords v Walker (1989) 171 CLR 125 CASES CITED: The Commonwealth v Amann Aviation Pty Ltd (1991) 174 CLR 64 at 78-9 Medlin v The State Government Insurance Commission (1995) 182 CLR 1 at 6 Malec v J.C. Hutton Pty Limited (1990) 169 CLR 638 at 642-3 DECISION : 1. Appeal allowed; 2. Orders 5, 6 and 8 below be set aside; 3. Order that the respondent to pay the appellant's costs of the appeal and have a certificate under the Suitors' Fund Act.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40834 of 2001 DC 7984 of 1999
MEAGHER JA DAVIES AJA FOSTER AJA
Wednesday, 31 July 2002 DAVID SINCLAIR t/as ALEXANDER DYCE & DODD v SSET CONSTRUCTIONS PTY LIMITED
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