Reinhold v New South Wales Lotteries Corporation (No 2) [2008] NSWSC 187

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Reinhold v New South Wales Lotteries Corporation (No 2) [2008] NSWSC 187

HEARING DATE(S) : 22/02/08

JUDGMENT DATE : 7 March 2008

JURISDICTION : Equity Division

JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J

Declarations apportioning liability under Part 4 of Civil Liability Act 2002. DECISION : Judgment for $2,214,100.22 in favour of plaintiff and against first defendant. Judgment for $246,011.14 in favour of plaintiff and against second and third defendants.

CATCHWORDS : TORTS AND CONTRACTS - prior findings of liability of both defendants for breach of contract and negligence - whether claims "apportionable claims" under Civil Liability Act - whether defendants "concurrent wrongdoers" under Civil Liability Act - principles to be applied in apportioning liability among concurrent wrongdoers - assessing respective degrees of responsibility - relevance of "unjust enrichment" - unavailability of contribution and indemnity among concurrent wrongdoers

Civil Liability Act 2002, Parts 3, 4, ss 34(1), 34A, 34(2), 35, 36 Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 (UK), ss 1, 2(1) Civil Procedure Act 2005, ss 100, 101 Fair Trading Act 1987, s 42 LEGISLATION CITED : Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946, s 5 Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1965, Part 3 Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Act 2000 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), Part VIB Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic), Part IVAA

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

Amaca Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales [2003] HCA 44; (2003) 77 ALJR 1509 Astley v Austrust Ltd [1999] HCA 6; 197 CLR 1 Brian Warwicker Partnership v Hok International Ltd [2005] EWCA Civ 962 Burke v LFOT Pty Ltd [2002] HCA 17; (2002) 209 CLR 282 Chandra v Perpetual Trustees Victoria Ltd [2007] NSWSC 694; (2007) ANZ ConvR 481 Daniels v Anderson (1998) 37 NSWLR 438 Dartberg Pty Ltd v Wealthcare Financial Planning Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 1216 Downs v Chappell [1996] 3 All ER 344 Dubai Aluminium Co Ltd v Salaam [2002] UKHL 48; [2003] 2 AC 366 Eddy Lau Constructions Pty Ltd v Transdevelopment Enterprise Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 273 Elliott v Laverty [2006] NIQB 97 Ghunaim v Bart [2004] NSWCA 28; (2004) Aust Torts Reports 81-731 CASES CITED : I&L Securities Pty Ltd v HWT Valuers (Brisbane) Pty Ltd [2002] HCA 41; (2002) 210 CLR 109 J (A Child) v Wilkins [2001] PlQR 179 Macquarie Pathology Services Pty Ltd v Sullivan (NSWCA, unreported, 28 March 1995). Madden v Quirk [1989] 1 WLR 702 Metron Medical Australia Pty Ltd v Windahl [2007] VSCA 40 Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Naidu [2007] NSWCA 377 Niru Battery Manufacturing Co v Milestone Trading Ltd (No 2) [2004] EWCA Civ 487; [2004] 2 All ER (Comm) 289 Podrebersek v Australian Iron and Steel Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 34; (1985) 59 ALJR 492 Reinhold v New South Wales Lotteries Corporation [2008] NSWSC 5 Resource America International Ltd v Platt Site Services and Barkin Construction Ltd [2004] EWCA Civ 665 Rexstraw v Johnson [2003] NSWCA 287 Vinidex Tubemakers Pty Ltd v Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd [2000] NSWCA 67 Yates v Mobile Marine Repairs Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 1463