NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Tomic v A&G Formwork (Australia) Pty Limited [2004] NSWCA 389 HEARING DATE(S) : 21 October 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 1 November 2004
JUDGMENT OF : Sheller JA at 1; Hodgson JA at 2; Tobias JA at 7 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS : NEGLIGENCE - Failure to provide safe system of work - Whether lighting inadequate - Obscured puddle of water - Slip resulting in injury - No error by primary judge - EVIDENCE - Lack of detail - Poor English - Insufficient evidence regarding precise state of lighting - Defendant not required to establish level of illumination - Plaintiff's onus remains - Evidence - Expert evidence - Whether opinion ought to have been accepted - Evidence not specific to facts of case LEGISLATION CITED : Construction Safety Regulations CASES CITED : Blatch v Artcher (1774) 1 Cowp. 63 at 65; 98 E.R. 969 Hampton Court Limited v Crooks (1957) 97 CLR 367 PARTIES : Sreten Tomic A&G Formwork (Australia) Pty Limited FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 41026/03 COUNSEL : A: Mr J Anderson / Mrs J Hill R: Mr D.G.T. Nock SC SOLICITORS : A: Martin Bell & Co, Sydney R: Vandervords, Sydney
LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT DC 13041/01 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Nield DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 41026/03 DC 13041/01
SHELLER JA HODGSON JA TOBIAS JA
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