Oroz v Hansen Yuncken Pty Ltd & Anor [2004] NSWSC 1288

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Oroz v Hansen Yuncken Pty Ltd & Anor [2004] NSWSC 1288 HEARING DATE(S) : 9 - 13 February 2004, 16 - 19 February 2004, 11 June 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 1 October 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Simpson J DECISION : verdict and judgment against each defendant; damages for personal injury; defendants to bear equal responsibility; contributory negligence not established

CATCHWORDS : damages for personal injury - negligence - breaches of statutory duty - quantification of damages - whether the 1st defendant owed the plaitniff a duty pursuant to statute in addition to common law duty - whether breaches of statutory duty are established - proportionate liability of defendants - contributory negligence Construction Safety Act 1912, s3, Construction Safety Act Regulations reg 73, reg 74 LEGISLATION CITED : Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946, (NSW) S5 Scaffolding and Lifts Act 1912 Workers Compensation Act 1987, (NSW) s151Z Buckman (H.C.) & Son Pty Ltd v Flanagan; Shaw v Flanagan [1974] HCA 30; 133 CLR 422 Fox v Wood [1981] HCA 41; 148 CLR 438 Griffiths v Kerkemeyer [1977] HCA 45; 139 CLR 161 Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8; 101 CLR 298 CASES CITED : Maggiotto Building Concepts Pty Ltd v Gordon [2001] NSWCA 65, unreported, 30 March 2001 Malec v J C Hutton Pty Ltd [1990] HCA 20; 169 CLR 638 Matchan v Lyons [2003] NSWCA 384, unreported, 22 December 2003 Mortimer v Burgess NSWCA, unreported, 16 June 1997 Smith v Rex Building Co Pty Ltd [1962] NSWR 1057; 63 SR(NSW) 32 Storozuk v Commissioner for Railways [1963] SR(NSW) 581 Ilija Oroz - Plaintiff PARTIES : Hansen Yuncken Pty Ltd - 1st Defendant Auburn United Formwork Pty Ltd - 2nd Defendant FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20905/01 D Kennedy SC with F Fletcher - Plaintiff COUNSEL : J de Greenlaw - 1st Defendant H G Shore SC - 2nd Defendant Taylor & Scott - Plaintiff SOLICITORS : McCulloch & Buggy - 1st Defendant Bartier Perry - 2nd Defendant