NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Covington-Thomas v Cth of Australia [No 4] [2007] NSWSC 1401
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JUDGMENT DATE : 5 December 2007
JURISDICTION : Common Law
JUDGMENT OF : Kirby J
DECISION : Confirmation of order entitling the plaintiff to judgment.
CATCHWORDS : NEGLIGENCE - Melbourne/Voyager Collision - claim for damages - verdict found for plaintiff 2.8.07 - interest on damages - method of calculation - whether the usual rule of thumb should apply or precise calculation.
Covington-Thomas v Cth of Australia [2007] NSWSC 779 Covington-Thomas v Cth of Australia [No 2] [2007] NSWSC 1059 Covington-Thomas v Cth of Australia [No 3] [2007] NSWSC 1062 Cullen v Trappell (1980) 146 CLR 1 CASES CITED : Metropolitan Meat Industry Board v Williams (1991) 24 NSWLR 54 Bennett v Jones (1977) 2 NSWLR 355 Malec v J C Hutton Pty Limited (1990) 169 CLR 638 Haines v Bendall (1991) 172 CLR 60 Todorovic v Waller (1981) 150 CLR 402
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