Manning v State of NSW [2005] NSWSC 958

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Manning v State of NSW [2005] NSWSC 958

HEARING DATE(S) : 12/09/2005, 13/09/2005, 14/09/2005, 15/09/2005

JUDGMENT DATE : 28 September 2005

JUDGMENT OF : Hoeben J at 1

DECISION : Assessment of damages to include non-economic loss, past and future gratuitous care services and the cost of future care. No damages awarded for past or future economic loss.

CATCHWORDS : ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES - Civil Liability Act - non-economic loss when injured party has limited appreciation of that which has been lost - extent and nature of gratuitous care services provided by family members - whether benefits received under Disability Services Act should be taken into account when assessing damages for future accommodation and care.

Civil Liability Act 2002 Disability Services Act 1993 LEGISLATION CITED : Mental Health Act 1990 Motor Accidents Act 1988

"Assessment of Damages for Personal Injury and Death" Luntz 4th ed Del Ponte v Del Ponte (1987) 11 NSWLR 498 Dell v Dalton (1991) 23 NSWLR 528 Geaghan v D'Aubert [2002] NSWCA 260 Graham v Baker (1961) 106 CLR 340 Griffith v Kerkemeyer (1977) 139 CLR 161 Haines v Bendall (1991) 172 CLR 60 at 63 Hornsby Shire Council v King [2005] NSWCA 67 Juranovich v McMahon (1961) NSWR 190 K-Mart Australia v McCann [2004] NSWCA 283 Malec v JD Hutton (1990) 169 CLR 638 CASES CITED : Manser v Spry (1994) 181 CLR 428 Marsland v Andjelic No 1 (1993) 31 NSWLR 162 National Insurance Company of New Zealand Limited v Espagne (1960-1961) 105 CLR 569 Nicholson v Nicholson (1994) 35 NSWLR 308 Paff v Speed (1961) 105 CLR 549 Penrith City Council v Parks [2004] NSWCA 201 Redding v Lee (1983) 151 CLR 117 Skelton v Collins (1966) 115 CLR 94 Thatcher v Charles (1961) 104 CLR 57 The Nominal Defendant v Lane [2004] NSWCA 405 Treloar v Wickham (1961) 105 CLR 102 Willett v Futcher [2005] HCA 47