Piper v Thakral Operations Pty Ltd (t/as Novotel Brighton Hotel & Ors) [2005] NSWCA 459

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: Piper v Thakral Operations Pty Ltd (t/as Novotel Brighton Hotel & Ors) [2005] NSWCA 459

HEARING DATE(S): 5 December 2005

JUDGMENT DATE: 16 December 2005

JUDGMENT OF: Hodgson JA at 1; McColl JA at 2; Basten JA at 77

DECISION: (1) Appeal dismissed. ; (2) Appellant to pay the respondents' costs.

CATCHWORDS: APPEAL – finding that plaintiff had not discharged burden of proving injury suffered in circumstances alleged – finding credibility based – whether open to appellate intervention – HELD: No. (D)

LEGISLATION CITED: N/A

Allied Pastoral Holdings Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1983] 1 NSWLR 1 Davis v Council of the City of Wagga Wagga [2004] NSWCA 34 Dearman v Dearman [1908] HCA 84; (1908) 7 CLR 549 CASES CITED: Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22; (2003) 214 CLR 118 Hollis v Vabu Pty Ltd [2001] HCA 44; (2001) 207 CLR 21 Rosenberg v Percival [2001] HCA 18; (2001) 205 CLR 434 Seymour v Australian Broadcasting Commission (1977) 19 NSWLR 219

Lloyd Henry Piper (Appellant) Thakral Operations Pty Limited (t/as Novotel Brighton Hotel) (First Respondent) PARTIES: Linfox Pty Limited (t/as Linfox Australia) (Second Respondent) G R & C A Ryan and G P & J Scully (Third Respondent)

FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40757/04

S Norton SC / M M Fraser (Appellant) M A Elkaim SC/J B Turnbull (First Respondent) COUNSEL: M J Maxell (Second Respondent) K P Rewell SC (Third Respondent)

Brydens Law Office (Appellant) Vardanega Roberts Solicitors (First Respondent) SOLICITORS: Lander and Rogers (Second Respondent) McCulloch & Buggy (Third Respondent)