Laws v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd & 2 Ors (No 3) [2007] NSWSC 1496

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Laws v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd & 2 Ors (No 3) [2007] NSWSC 1496

HEARING DATE(S) : 13 November 2007

JUDGMENT DATE : 21 December 2007

JURISDICTION : Common Law

JUDGMENT OF : Rothman J

Further to the orders issued on 2 November 2007 in 20076/2002, John Rodney Laws:

(i) The verdict and judgment for the plaintiff be for a further amount for the costs of managing a fund of $9,174,461.32. DECISION : (ii)To the extent necessary, the order for costs already made include the costs of these subsequent proceedings.

(iii) Liberty to apply to all parties to provide a minute of the order to reflect the above calculation.

CATCHWORDS : DAMAGES – personal injury – costs of funds management – arises where injury precludes plaintiff from managing own affairs – principal sum to be managed is a question of fact – in this case excludes only repayment to Medicare and Centrelink

Evans v Lindsay [2006] NSWCA 354 GIO v Rosniak (1992) 27 NSWLR 665 Laws v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd & 2 Ors; Laws v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd & Anor [2007] NSWSC 316 CASES CITED : Laws v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd & 2 Ors; Laws v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd & Anor (No 2) [2007] NSWSC 1249 Nominal Defendant v Gardikiotis [1995] HCA 56; (1996) 186 CLR 49 Todorovic v Waller [1981] HCA 72; (1981) 150 CLR 402 Willett v Futcher [2005] HCA 47; (2005) 221 CLR 627

John Rodney Laws (Plaintiff) GWS Machinery Pty Ltd (First Defendant) PARTIES : Motokov Australia Pty Limited (in liquidation) / CGU Insurance Australia Limited (Second Defendant) Thomas John Laws (Third Defendant) Thomas John Laws (Cross-Claimant) NRMA Insurance (Cross-Defendant)