State of NSW v Coffey (No 3) [2003] NSWCA 85

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : State of NSW v Coffey (No 3) [2003] NSWCA 85 HEARING DATE(S) : 28/10/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 22 April 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA at 1; Ipp JA at 1 DECISION : 1. Appeal Allowed; 2. Judgment and verdict below set aside; 3. In lieu of verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $449,478.00, verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $459,947.00; 4. The appellant to pay the costs of the appeal, and of the trial.

CATCHWORDS : District Court - psychologically injured worker - safe system of work - appeal allowed. State of New South Wales PARTIES : v William Coffey FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40957 of 2001 COUNSEL : A: Mr Burbidge QC & Mr Wynyard R: Mr Toomey QC & Mr Walker SOLICITORS : A: Gillis Delaney Brown R: Denis M Anderson

LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT DC 2291 of 1999 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Hosking DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40957 of 2001

MEAGHER JA IPP JA

Tuesday, 22 April 2003 STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES v WILLIAM COFFEY Judgment 1 THE COURT: On Monday, 25 November 2002 we made the following order, which we understood to be an order by consent: iii. "In lieu of verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $463,947.00, verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $449,478.00;" 2 In fact the amount should be $459,947.00 . 3 The orders of the Court, therefore, will be: i. Appeal allowed; ii. Judgment and verdict below set aside; iii. In lieu of verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $449,478.00, verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $459,947.00; iv. The appellant to pay the costs of the appeal, and of the trial.