EA v PD NON-PUBLICATION ORDER [2007] NSWSC 1387

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : EA v PD NON-PUBLICATION ORDER [2007] NSWSC 1387 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

HEARING DATE(S) : 30 October 2007 - 5 November 2007

JUDGMENT DATE : 29 November 2007

JUDGMENT OF : Fullerton J

DECISION : 1. Verdict for the plaintiff.; 2. I award general damages in the amount of $50,000 plus interest at the statutory rate from 23 December 2001 to today's date.; 3. I award exemplary damages in the amount of $25,000.; 4. I note out of pocket expenses are agreed in the amount of $3454.05.; 5. I order the defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs.

CATCHWORDS : NEGLIGENCE - Breach of duty owed by counsellor / hypnotherapist to client - Sexual exploitation - Psychiatric illness - Compensatory damages - Exemplary damages

LEGISLATION CITED : Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)

Gray v Motor Accident Commission (1998) 196 CLR 1 Lamb v Cotogno (1987) 164 CLR 1 CASES CITED : Uren v John Fairfax Pty Limited (1966) 117 CLR 118 Whitfeld v De Lauret & Co Ltd (1920) 29 CLR 71 XL Petroleum (NSW) Pty Ltd v Caltex Oil (Australia) Pty Ltd (1985) 155 CLR 448

PARTIES : EA (Pl) PD (Def)

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2003/20275

COUNSEL : P Blacket SC/W Walsh (Pl) C Hickey (Def)

SOLICITORS : Turner Freeman (Pl) McArdle Legal (Def)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION CIVIL LIST

FULLERTON J

29 NOVEMBER 2007

2003/20275 EA v PD

NON-PUBLICATION ORDER The Court has ordered that there shall be no publication of the names of either the plaintiff or the defendant, or of any means that may identify them.