NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: De Groot v The Nominal Defendant [2005] NSWCA 61
HEARING DATE(S): 07-10/3/2005
JUDGMENT DATE: 15 December 2005
JUDGMENT OF: Giles JA at 1; Bryson JA at 12; Gzell J at 292
DECISION: (1) Appeal dismissed with costs; (2) Upon the Summons for leave to cross-appeal; (a) grant leave to cross-appeal with respect to liability; (b) direct that Notice of Cross-Appeal be filed and served within 7 days; (c) save as aforesaid, dismiss the Summons; (3) Dismiss the Cross-appeal, with costs of the application for leave to cross-appeal and of the cross-appeal.
CATCHWORDS: NEGLIGENCE - Motor Vehicle - The plaintiff aged 4 as passenger was injured by wheel cleat from unidentified vehicle travelling in opposite direction - challenges to DCJ's findings on negligence and on extent and nature of injury and continuing disabilities - numerous factual issues on liability and damages - consideration of - mitigation of damages MAA s.39 where infant's treatment decided by parent - allowance under s.45 of MAA for sums paid by insurer where payments exceeded damages assessed - claim for special order for costs under Calderbank offer - claim for order for costs against plaintiff's legal representatives.
Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 98 District Court Act 1973 (NSW) ss 127(1)(c), 148B, 148E District Court Rules 1973 (NSW) Pt 39A r 14 LEGISLATION CITED: Motor Accidents Act 1988 (NSW) ss 39, 45, 70A, 79; Sch 4 Pt 7 cl 17 (7A) Motor Accidents (Amendment) Act 1989 (NSW) No. 47 Motor Accidents (Amendment) Act 1995 (NSW) No. 66 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) s 75A
Abalos v Australian Postal Commission (1990) 171 CLR 167 Carter v Boan [2001] NSWCA 160 Devries v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472 Expectation Pty Limited v PRD Realty Pty Limited (2004) 140 FLR 17; 209 ALR 568 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Jones v Hyde (1989) 63 ALJR 349 Knight v F P Special Assets Ltd (1992) 174 CLR 178 Luxton v Vines (1952) 85 CLR 352 CASES CITED: Mifsud v Chemplex Australia Limited [1999] VSCA 175 Moylan v Nutrasweet (2000) NSWCA 337 Nominal Defendant v Haslbauer (1967) 117 CLR 448 O'Brien v O'Brien (1995) 35 NSWLR 664 Purkess v Crittenden (1965) 114 CLR 164 Schellenberg v Tunnel Holdings Pty Ltd (1999-2000) 200 CLR 121 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Hammond (1988) 15 NSWLR 395 Warren v Coombes (1979) 142 CLR 531 Wiki v Atlantis Relocations (NSW) Pty Limited (2004) 60 NSWLR 127
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