NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: Marko v Falk [2008] NSWCA 293
HEARING DATE(S): 13/5/08
JUDGMENT DATE: 10 November 2008
JUDGMENT OF: McColl JA at 1; Campbell JA at 91; Bell JA at 92
DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs
CATCHWORDS: TORT - Medical negligence - Endoscopic surgery - Bolam principle - distinction between diagnosis and treatment, and warning of risks - res ipsa loquitur
LEGISLATION CITED: Civil Liability Act 2002
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
Albrighton v Royal Prince Alfred Hospital [1980] 2 NSWLR 542 Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee [1957] 1 WLR 582; [1957] 2 All ER 118 CSR Ltd v Della Maddalena [2006] HCA 1; (2006) 80 ALJR 458 Devries v Australian National Railways Commission [1993] HCA 78; (1993) 177 CLR 472 E v Australian Red Cross Society [1991] FCA 20; (1991) 27 FCR 310 CASES CITED: F v R (1983) 33 SASR 189 Florida Hotels Pty Ltd v Mayo [1965] HCA 26; (1965) 113 CLR 588 Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22; (2003) 214 CLR 118 Mahon v Osborne [1939] 2 KB 14 Marko v Falk [2007] NSWSC 14 Sidaway v Board of Governors of Bethlem Royal Hospital [1985] UKHL 1; [1985] AC 871 Rogers v Whitaker [1992] HCA 58; (1992) 175 CLR 479
TEXTS CITED: Professor P B Cotton, Practical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, (4th ed 1996)
PARTIES: Olivia Marko (Appellant) Gregory Falk (Respondent)
FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40072/07
COUNSEL: Mr M Neil QC / Mr CK Stewart (Appellant) P Menzies QC / Ms K Burke (Respondent)
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