NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
Brittain v Commonwealth of Australia [2005] NSWSC 641 CITATION : This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S) : 18/4/05, 19/4/05, 20/4/05, 21/4/05, 22/4/05, 26/4/05, 27/4/05, 28/4/05, 2/5/05, 3/5/05, 6/5/05
JUDGMENT DATE : 6 December 2005
JUDGMENT OF : Bell J at 1
DECISION : There will be verdict and judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $176,676 together with interest on the sum referable to the lost chance of obtaining the DFRDB entitlements. The parties may bring in a minute of judgment with the inclusion of the outstanding interest component or, in the event that they are unable to agree, I will hear submissions on this issue and on costs. The parties may approach my Associate to have the proceedings re-listed on 3 days' notice.
CATCHWORDS : Melbourne/Voyager collision - personal injuries - post traumatic stress disorder
Brittain v The Commonwealth of Australia [2004] NSWCA 83 Commonwealth v Stankowski [2005] NSWCA 106 CASES CITED : Husher v Husher (1999) 197 CLR 138 Medlin v State Government Insurance Commission (1995-1995) 182 CLR 1
Anthony Winston Brittain (Plaintiff) PARTIES : Commonwealth of Australia (Defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 21248/95
G Melick SC / I Butcher (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : R Williams QC / I McLachlan
James Taylor & Co (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Australian Government Solicitor (Defendant)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION :
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION
BELL J
Tuesday 6 December 2005
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