Simpson v Diamond & Anor [2001] NSWSC 925

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Simpson v Diamond & Anor [2001] NSWSC 925 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 12791/87 HEARING DATE(S) : 05/03/01, 06/03/01, 07/03/01, 08/03/01, 09/03/01, 12/03/01, 13/03/01, 14/03/01, 15/03/01, 16/03/01, 19/03/01, 20/03/01, 21/03/01, 22/03/01, 23/03/01, 26/03/01, 27/03/01, 28/03/01, 29/03/01, 30/03/01, 02/04/01, 03/04/01, 04/04/01, 05/04/01, 06/04/01, 10/04/01, 11/04/01, 12/04/01, 17/04/01, 18/04/01, 19/04/01, 20/04/01, 23/04/01, 24/04/01, 26/04/01, 27/04/01, 30/04/01, 01/05/01, 02/05/01, 03/05/01, 04/05/01, 07/05/01, 08/05/01, 09/05/01, 10/05/01, 11/05/01, 14/05/01, 15/05/01, 16/05/01, 17/05/01, 18/05/01, 21/05/01, 22/05/01, 23/05/01, 24/05/01, 25/05/01, 29/05/01, 30/05/01, 01/06/01, 04/06/01, 05/06/01, 06/06/01, 07/06/01, 08/06/01, 14/06/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 5 November 2001

PARTIES : Calandre Simpson by her tutor William Charles Simpson v Robert Diamond & Anor JUDGMENT OF : Whealy J at 1

Mr L. Levy SC; Miss J. Lonergan - Plaintiff COUNSEL : Mr P. Brereton SC; Mr I. Butcher - 1st Defendant Mr P. Hall QC; Mr S. Woods - 2nd Defendant/Cross Defendant Turtons - Plaintiff SOLICITORS : Blake Dawson Waldron - 1st Defendant Makinson & d'Apice - 2nd Defendant/Cross Defendant Long Service Leave Act 1955 LEGISLATION CITED : Minors (Property & Contracts) Act 1970 Superannuation (Guarantee Administration) Act 1992 Allen v Walters (1935) 1 KB 200 Beck v State of New South Wales & Anor [2001] NSWSC 278 Bennett v Minister of Community Services (1992) 176 CLR 408 Blundell v Musgrave (1956) 96 CLR 73 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Burnicle v Cutelli (1982) 2 NSWLR 26 Chappel v Hart (1998) 195 CLR 232 Commercial Union Insurance Co Australia Limited v Pelosi (unreported NSWSC Barr AJ 28 February 1995; NSWCA 2 February 1996 Cotton v Big River Timbers Pty Ltd (NSWSC 12 June 1998, Grove J) Cunningham v Harrison (1973) QB 942 Dallas v Morrison (NSWSC 3 December 1996, James J) Dixon v Bell (1816) 1 Spark 287 Donnelly v Joyce (1974) QB 454 East v King (1999) NSWSC 314 Grove J Garling v Manufacturer's Mutual Insurance Co (1980) 24 SASR 321 GIO (NSW) v Mackie (NSWCA (1990) ATR 81-053 at 68) Griffiths v Kerkemeyer (1997) 139 CLR 161 Grincelis v House (2000) 74 ALJR 1247 at 1252 para 20) Hines v The Commonwealth of Australia (1995) ATR 81-338 Kars v Kars (1997) 187 CLR 354 Lindhe v Royal Children's Hospital SCV Eames J 28 August 1992 CASES CITED : Malec v J.C. Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 638 at 639 March v E & M H Stramare Pty Limited (1991) 171 CLR 506 MBP (SA) Pty Ltd v Gogic (1991) 171 CLR 657 Medlin v State Government Insurance Commission (1995) 182 CLR 1 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd & Ors (1992) 110 ALR 449 Norris v Blake (No2) (1997) 41 NSWLR 49 Nguyen v Nguyen (1990) 169 CLR 245 G.T. Pettersen v Bacha (NSWCA unreported, 9 March 1995) Ren v Mukerjee (ACT Supreme Court unreported 12 December 1996, Miles J) Arthur Robinson (Grafton) Pty Limited v Carter (1968) 122 CLR 649 Rosniak v GIO (1997) 41 NSWLR 608 Rotumah v NSW Insurance Ministerial Corporation (6 April 1998, unreported) Seltsam Pty Ltd v McGuiness (2000) 49 NSWLR 262 Sharman v Evans (1977) 138 CLR 563 State of NSW v Moss (2000) NSWCA 133, 31 May 2000 Sturch v Willmott (1997) 2 Qd R 310 Sullivan v Gordon (1999) 47 NSWLR 319 Taylor v Bristol Omnibus Company Limited (1975) 2 All ER 1107 Thomas v Eyles NSWCA unreported 10 September 1998 The National Insurance Company of New Zealand Limited v Espagne (1961) 105 CLR 569 The Nominal Defendant v Gardikiotis (1996) 186 CLR 49 Todorovic v Waller (1981) 150 CLR 403 Van Gervan v Fenton (1992) 175 CLR 327 Zammitt v Pasminco Australia Limited (NSWSC 8 May 1996, Badgery-Parker J DECISION : DAMAGES: See Paragraph 921 CROSS-CLAIM: See Paragraphs 1458 and 1459