NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
McDonald v Sydney South West Area Health Service [2005] NSWSC 924 CITATION : This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S) : 26, 27 and 28 April 2005
JUDGMENT DATE : 16 September 2005
JURISDICTION : Common Law Division
JUDGMENT OF : Associate Justice Harrison
DECISION : (1) There will be a verdict and judgment in favour of the plaintiff in the sum of $65,500; (2) Costs are reserved.
CATCHWORDS : Damages - medical negligence - father's costs of raising a child
Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 (Cth) - s 66T LEGISLATION CITED : Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) - s 5, s 71
Avenhouse v Hornsby Shire Council (1998) 44 NSWLR 1 Bryan v Maloney (1995) 182 CLR 609 BT v Oei [1999] NSWSC 1082 Carl Zeiss Stiftung v Rayner and Keller Ltd (No 2) [1967] 1 AC 853 Cattanach v Melchior (2003) 215 CLR 1 Goodwill v British Pregnancy Advisory Service [1996] 2 All ER 161 Harvey v PD (2004) 59 NSWLR 639 Jaensch v Coffey (1984) 155 CLR 549 CASES CITED : Malec v JC Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 638 McFarlane & Anor v Tayside Health Board [1999] 4 All ER 961 Perre v Apand Pty Ltd [1999] HCA 36, (1999) 73 ALJR 1190 Pledge v RTA (2004) 78 ALJR, 205 ALR 56 Pyrenees Shire Council v Day [1998] HCA 3, (1998) 192 CLR 330 Rogers v Whitaker (1992) 109 ALR 625 Ruddock v Taylor (2003) 58 NSWLR 269 Sutherland Shire Council v Heyman (1985) 157 CLR 424
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