Sophie Fegan by her tutor Inga Rozenauers v Lane Cove House Pty Limited [2007] NSWCA 88

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: Sophie Fegan by her tutor Inga Rozenauers v Lane Cove House Pty Limited [2007] NSWCA 88

HEARING DATE(S): 3/4/07

JUDGMENT DATE: 18 April 2007

JUDGMENT OF: Ipp JA at 1; Bell J at 2

DECISION: 1. Dismiss the application for leave to appeal; 2. The claimant is to pay the opponent's costs of the application.

CATCHWORDS: Damages - future economic loss - buffer - s 13(1) Civil Liability Act 2002

LEGISLATION CITED: Civil Liability Act 2002

Briscoe-Hough v AVS Australian Venue Security Services Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 51 Carolan v AMF Bowling Pty Ltd t/a Bennetts Green Bowl (unreported) Court of Appeal, 16 November 1995 Graham v Baker (1961) 106 CLR 340 Hornsby Shire Council v King [2005] NSWCA 67 Jopling v Isaac [2006] NSWCA 299 CASES CITED: K'mart Australia Ltd v McCann [2004] NSWCA 283 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Montgomery [2005] NSWCA 432 MacArthur District Motorcycle Sportsman v Ardizzone [2004] NSWCA 145 Malec v JC Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 638 Medlin v State Government Insurance Commission (1995) 182 CLR 1 Penrith City Council v Parks [2004] NSWCA 201 State of New South Wales v Moss (2000) 54 NSWLR 536

PARTIES: Sophie Fegan by her tutor Inga Rozenauers (Claimant) Lane Cove House Pty Limited (Opponent)

FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40424/06

COUNSEL: C. Patterson (Claimant) G.M. Gregg (Opponent)

SOLICITORS: Ian Kenneth Chipchase of Stacks/Goudcamp (Claimant) Ebsworth & Ebsworth (Opponent)