NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : HOLMES v. QBE INSURANCE LIMITED [2004] NSWCA 432 HEARING DATE(S) : 22/10/2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 November 2004
JUDGMENT OF : Beazley JA at 1; Hodgson JA at 43; Campbell J at 45 DECISION : 1. Appeal allowed.; 2. Set aside verdict, judgment and orders made by the trial judge.; 3. Order that the matter be remitted to the District Court for rehearing.; 4. The respondent to pay the appellant's costs of the appeal, but to have a certificate under the Suitors Fund Act 1951 (NSW) if so entitled.
CATCHWORDS : ADEQUACY OF REASONS - Obligation of trial judge to give adequate reasons - Content of obligation - Credibility of witnesses involved - Retrial. Archibald v. Bryon Shire Council (2003) 129 LGERA 311 Beale v. Government Insurance Office of New South Wales (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Flannery v. Halifax Estate Agencies Limited [2000] 1 WLR 377 CASES CITED : Hadid v. Redpath (2001) 35 MVR 152 Mifsud v. Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 at 728 Moylan v. Nutrasweet Co. [2000] NSWCA 337 Papadopoulos v. New South Wales Insurance Ministerial Corporation [1999] NSWCA 116 Soulemezis v. Dudley (Holdings) Pty. Limited (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 PARTIES : Daniel St. John Holmes (Appellant) QBE Insurance Limited (Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 41225/2003 COUNSEL : L. Grey (Appellant) I. G. Harrison SC (Respondent) SOLICITORS : McClellands (Appellant) Curwood & Partners (Appellant)
LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT DC 11361/2001 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Nield DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
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