NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
Naidu v Group 4 Securitas Pty Ltd & Anor [2005] NSWSC 618 CITATION : This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S) : 24/5/04-28/5/04, 31/5/04-4/6/04, 7/6/04-10/6/04
JUDGMENT DATE : 24 June 2005
JURISDICTION : Common Law
JUDGMENT OF : Adams J at 1
DECISION : 1. Judgment in favour of the plaintiff against the defendants; 2. News is to pay the plaintiff $150,000 in exemplary damages; 3. Otherwise the matter is stood over for agreement or further submissions and determination as indicated; 4. Costs reserved
CATCHWORDS : Negligence - wilful acts of vilification - breach of contract of employment - resulting psychiatric illness - employee placed under authority of customer's manager - misconduct by manager - misconduct prohibited - liability of manager's employer - liability of employee's employer - effect of failure to complain - vicarious liability of each employer - aggravated and exemplary damages
Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Limitation Act 1969 s60C LEGISLATION CITED : Racial Discrimination Act 1975 Workers Compensation Act 1987 s151D
Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541 Bugden v Rogers (unreported, NSWCA 23 November 1993; BC 9302234) Canterbury Bankstown Rugby League Football Club Limited v Rogers; Deatons Pty Limited v Flew (1949) 79 CLR 370 Gordon v Tamworth Jockey Club Inc [2003] NSWCA 82 Gray v Motor Accident Commission (1998) 196 CLR 1 Hunter Area Health Service v Marchlewski & Anor [2000] NSWCA 294 Itex Graphic Pty Ltd v Elliott [2002] NSWCA 104 Janvier v Sweeney [1919] 2 KB 316 CASES CITED : Kooragang Investments Pty Limited v Richardson & Wrench Limited [1982] AC 462 Lister v Hesley Hall Limited [2002] 1 AC 215 Lloyd v Grace, Smith & Co [1912] AC 716 Morris v C W Martin & Sons Limited [1966] 1 QB 716 New South Wales v Lepore & Ors [2003] HCA 4; 2003 112 CLR 511 Salido v Nominal Defendant (1993) 32 NSWLR 524 ; per Ipp AJA Starks v R S M Security Pty Ltd & Ors [2004] NSWCA 351 Tame v NSW (2002) 211 CLR 317 TNT Australia Pty Limited v Christie & 2 ors; [2003] NSWCA 47 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40
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