NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Harrison v Melhem & Anor (No 1) [2006] NSWSC 1258
HEARING DATE(S) : 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, & 25 October 2006
JUDGMENT DATE : 24 November 2006
JURISDICTION : Common Law Division
JUDGMENT OF : Associate Justice Harrison
DECISION : (1) The matter is stood over to 29 November 2006 at 9.30 am for orders.
CATCHWORDS : Personal Injury: liability - damages - lifting, back injury
LEGISLATION CITED : Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) - ss 15C, 16 Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) - s 151Z
Cook v Cook (1986) 162 CLR 376 Forstaff Blacktown Pty Limited v Brimac Pty Limited & Anor [2005] NSWCA 423 Froom v Butcher [1976] QB 286 Grljak v Trivan Constructions Pty Limited (Unreported, NSWSC 4 June 1993) Jaensch v Coffey (1984) 155 CLR 549 at 581 CASES CITED : Pennington v Norris (1956) 96 CLR 10 State of NSW v Lepore (2003) 212 CLR 511 Stevens v Bodribb Sawmilling Co Pty Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 16 at 50 Sullivan v Gordon (1999) 47 NSWLR 319 Swain v Waverley Municipal Council (2005) 220 CLR 517 (2005); 138 LGERA 50; (2005) 213 ALR 249; (2005) 79 ALJR 565 Van Gervan v Fenton (1992) 175 CLR 327 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40
Scott Beau Harrison - Plaintiff PARTIES : Jimmy Paul Melhem - First Defendant Melhem Civil Pty Ltd - Second Defendant
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20159/2005
COUNSEL : Mr C T Barry QC with Mr M Boulton - Plaintiff Mr D Hooke - Defendants
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