NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Covington-Thomas v Cth of Australia [2007] NSWSC 779
30/10/06-31/10/06 01/11/06-03/11/06 06/11/06-07/11/06 10/11/06 13/11/06-14/11/06 16/11/06-17/11/06 20/11/06-23/11/06 28/11/06-29/11/06 HEARING DATE(S) : 01/12/06 12/12/06-13/12/06 02/03/07 22/03/07 03/04/07 11/04/07 17/05/07 28/05/07-30/05/07 21/06/07
JUDGMENT DATE : 2 August 2007
JURISDICTION : Common Law
JUDGMENT OF : Kirby J
DECISION : (1) There should be a verdict for the plaintiff in a sum to be calculated and agreed, reflecting these reasons; (2) The defendant should pay the plaintiff's costs.
CATCHWORDS : NEGLIGENCE - Melbourne/Voyager collision claim for damages - breach of duty admitted - issue of causation - PTSD and alcoholism - recovery medical expenses for clinics re alcoholism - future career in Navy - discount to reflect probabilities - vicissitudes.
LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 Supreme Court Act 1970
Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 March v Stramare Pty Limited (1991) 171 CLR 506 Shorey v PT Limited (2003) 197 ALR 410 Alexander v Cambridge Credit Corporation Ltd (1987) 9 NSWLR 310 Ringrow Pty Limited v BP Australia Ltd [2003] FCA 933 Connex Group v Butt [2004] NSWSC 673 Young v Coupe [2004] NSWSC 999 ASIC v Rich (2005) 216 ALR 320 State Government Insurance Commission v Oakley (1990) ATR 81-003 GIO of New South Wales v Aboushadi (1999) ATR 81-531 Shaw Savill and Albion Company Limited v The Commonwealth (1940) 66 CLR 344 CASES CITED : Jeffries v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW (C of A, unreported, 28.11.97) Simonius Vischer & Co v Holt and Thompson (1979) 2 NSWLR 322 McLean v Commonwealth of Australia (NSWSC, unreported 28.2.97) Stankowski v Commonwealth of Australia [2004] NSWSC 198 Aussems v Commonwealth of Australia [2005] NSWSC 217 Brittain v Commonwealth of Australia [2005] NSWSC 641 Blaxter v The Commonwealth [2005] NSWSC 941 Golden Eagle International Trading Pty Ltd & Ors v Zhang (2007) 234 ALR 131 Malec v J C Hutton Pty Limited (1990) 169 CLR 638 Norris v Blake [No 2] (1997) 41 NSWLR 49 Makita (Australia) Pty Limited v Sprowles (2001) 52 NSWLR 705 Medlin v State Government Insurance Commission (1994-95) 182 CLR 1
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