HIA Apprentices Limited v Bartley & 2 Ors; Apap Constructions Pty Ltd & 1 Or v HIA Apprentices Limited & 1 Or [2004] NSWCA 87

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : HIA Apprentices Limited v Bartley & 2 Ors; Apap Constructions Pty Ltd & 1 Or v HIA Apprentices Limited & 1 Or [2004] NSWCA 87 HEARING DATE(S) : 19/03/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 1 April 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Sheller JA at 1; Ipp JA at 2; Bryson JA at 57 DECISION : (1) Appeal upheld (2) Judgment, verdict and orders made by Delaney DCJ set aside (3) Judgment in favour of HIA, Apap Constructions Pty Limited and Mr Apap and verdict to be entered in their favour (4) The Plaintiff (Mr Bartley) to pay the costs of the trial and the costs of the appeal.

CATCHWORDS : NEGLIGENCE - Personal injury - Plaintiff injured at building site - Unsafe method of work - Casual act of negligence. ND CASES CITED : Bankstown Foundry Proprietary Ltd v Braistina (1986) 160 CLR 301 CA 40142/03 HIA Apprentices Limited (Appellant) Nathan Bartley (First Respondent) Apap Constructions Pty Ltd (Second Respondent) PARTIES : Peter George Apap (Third Respondent) CA 40262/03 Apap Constructions Pty Ltd (First Appellant) Peter George Apap (Second Appellant) HIA Apprentices Limited (First Respondent) Nathan Bartley (Second Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40142/03; 40262/03 CA 40142/03 L J Ellison (Appellant) D T Kennedy SC/P Frame (First Respondent) COUNSEL : D Ronzani (Second & Third Respondents) CA 40262/03 D Ronzani (Appellants) L J Ellison (First Respondent) D T Kennedy SC/P Frame (Second Respondent) CA 40142/03 Rankin & Nathan (Appellant) Taylor & Scott (First Respondent) SOLICITORS : Henry Davis York (Second & Third Respondents) CA 40262/03 Henry Davis York (Appellants) Rankin & Nathan (First Respondent) Taylor & Scott (Second Respondent)