Kuppers v New South Wales Fire Brigades [2005] NSWSC 193

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Kuppers v New South Wales Fire Brigades [2005] NSWSC 193

HEARING DATE(S) : 17 February 2005

JUDGMENT DATE : 11 March 2005

In the Supreme Court of New South Wales JURISDICTION : Common Law Division

JUDGMENT OF : Johnson J at 1

DECISION : (a) the question posed for determination pursuant to Part 31 r 2 of the Rules is answered in the affirmative; (b) the question of costs is reserved, the parties to have liberty to apply as to costs on two days' notice.

CATCHWORDS : Issue estoppel - Claim under Workers Compensation Act 1987 followed by common law claim for damages for negligence - Admissibility of transcript of first proceedings - Whether same question decided so as to give rise to issue estoppel

Supreme Court Rules Pt 31 r 2 LEGISLATION CITED : Workers Compensation Act 1987

Egri v DRG Australia Ltd (1988) 19 NSWLR 600 R v Humphrys (1977) AC 1 Jackson v Goldsmith (1950) 81 CLR 446 Rogers v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 251 Ord v Ord (1923) 2 KB 432 Carl Zeiss Stiftung v Rayner & Keeler Ltd (No. 2) [1967] 1 AC 853 Murphy v Abi-Saab (1995) 37 NSWLR 280 Mercer v ANZ Banking Group Ltd (2000) 48 NSWLR 740 Kuligowski v Metrobus (2004) 208 ALR 1, [2004] HCA 34 Ramsay v Pigram (1968) 118 CLR 271 CASES CITED : Somadaj v Australian Iron & Steel Limited (1963) 109 CLR 285 Beecham (Australia) Pty Ltd v Periera [2001] NSWCA 278 Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 Sutherland Shire Council v Baltica General Insurance Company Limited (1996) 39 NSWLR 87 March v E & MH Stramare Pty Limited (1991) 171 CLR 506 Bennett v Minister for Community Welfare (1992) 176 CLR 408 Commonwealth of Australia v McLean (1996) 41 NSWLR 389 National & General Insurance Company Limited v South British Insurance Company Limited and Ors (1982) 149 CLR 327 Kooragang Cement Pty Ltd v Bates (1994) 35 NSWLR 452 Spencer Bower, Turner and Handley, The Doctrine of Res Judicata, 3rd ed, 1996