NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Hunt v State of NSW; Shipton v State of NSW [2005] NSWSC 12
HEARING DATE(S) : 15 - 19 March 2004, 22 March 2004
JUDGMENT DATE : 2 February 2005
JUDGMENT OF : Simpson J
DECISION : In each case a verdict for the plaintiff.
CATCHWORDS : claims for damages for personal injury - Police Service School of Traffic and Mobile Policing - VIP Driver Protection Programme - foreseeable risk of injury - measures available to prevent injury or minimise risk - whether harness seatbelts should have replaced standard lap-sash seatbelts - whether seats of vehicles provided should have been modified - causes of medical condition of each plaintiff - nature and extent of each plaintiff's medical condition and disability - contributory negligence - novus actus interveniens - calculation of damages
Motor Accidents Act 1988, Part 6, s2A, s2B, s3, s70 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED : Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Act 1942, s10 Third Party Insurance Act 1984, s10
Australian Casualty Co Ltd v Federico [1986] HCA 32; 160 CLR 513 Nicol v Allyacht Spars Pty Ltd (1987) 163 CLR 611 CASES CITED : Ross v Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd [1964] 1 WLR 768 Shedlezki v Bronte Bakery Pty Ltd (1967) 69 SR (NSW) 202 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt [1980] HCA 12; 146 CLR 40
Paul John Hunt - Plaintiff PARTIES : Brett Leslie Shipton - Plaintiff State of New South Wales - Defendant
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20629/00; 20630/00
IG Harrison SC with JR Wilson - Plaintiffs COUNSEL : GA Laughton SC with M Hutchings - Defendant
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