NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: LORMINE PTY LTD & ANOR v XUEREB [2006] NSWCA 200
HEARING DATE(S): 16 February 2006
JUDGMENT DATE: 25 July 2006
JUDGMENT OF: Mason P at 1; McColl JA at 63; Hunt AJA at 64
DECISION: Appeal allowed in part. Respondent's (plaintiff's) verdict reduced from $171,548 to $64,720.
CATCHWORDS: NEGLIGENCE – Under statute – Civil liability legislation – Plaintiff's participation in dolphin watch cruise – Whether a "dangerous recreational activity" – Whether travelling on foredeck posed "obvious" risk – Whether risk of rogue wave "inherent" – Civil Liability Act 2002, ss 5F, 5I, 5K and 5L. - NEGLIGENCE – Personal injury – Damages – Economic loss – Assessment – Plaintiff to show diminution in earning capacity productive of financial loss – Civil Liability Act 2002, s 13. - CONTRACTS – Exclusion clause – Incorporation by signature – Whether intended to affect legal relations – Whether for purposes of head count only – Sufficiency of notice – Construction – Contra proferentem.
LEGISLATION CITED: Civil Liability Act 2002
Falvo v Australia Oztag Sports Association [2006] NSWCA 17 CASES CITED: Fallas v Mourlas [2006] NSWCA 32 Graham v Baker (1961) 106 CLR 340 Toll (FGCT) v Alphapharm Pty Ltd (2004) 219 CLR 165
LORMINE PTY LTD PARTIES: RONALD JAMES HUNTER JULIET DAWN XUEREB
FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40235/05
COUNSEL: Appellants: S G Campbell SC/ C K Hickey Respondent: P R Arden SC/ T Boyd
SOLICITORS: Appellants: Barraclough Jones & Associates Respondent: Herbert Weller
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): DC 5179/03
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