Adeels Palace Pty Ltd v Moubarak; Adeels Palace Pty Ltd v Bou Najem [2009] NSWCA 29

Appeal Outcome: Specal leave granted by the High Court, 31 July 2009 s69/2009 s70/2009 [2009] HCATrans 179 Appeal allowed with costs [2009] HCA 48

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: Adeels Palace Pty Ltd v Moubarak; Adeels Palace Pty Ltd v Bou Najem [2009] NSWCA 29

HEARING DATE(S): 30 September 2008, 1 October 2008

JUDGMENT DATE: 26 February 2009

JUDGMENT OF: Beazley JA at 1; Giles JA at 2; Campbell JA at 138

DECISION: In each matter appeal dismissed with costs.

CATCHWORDS: TORTS - negligence - conduct of restaurant/nightclub - duty of care owed by proprietor to patrons - can extend to taking reasonable care to guard against injury from intoxicated, unruly or violent behaviour of other patrons - including criminal behaviour - depends on foreseeability of injury from the behaviour and control over it - on facts, duty of care was owed - on facts, was breached and was causation - desirability of discrimination in complaint of erroneous admission or rejection of evidence.

CATEGORY: Principal judgment

Anderson v Hotel Capital Trading Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 28; Brodie v Singleton Shire Council [2001] HCA 29; (2001) 206 CLR 512; Cheng Fung Pty Ltd v Heloui [2005] NSWCA 222; Chomentowski v Red Garter Restaurant Ltd (1970) 92 WN(NSW) 1070; Chordas v Bryant (Wellington) Pty Ltd (1988) 20 FCR 91; Claremont Petroleum NL v Cummings (1992) 110 ALR 239; Club Italia (Geelong) Inc v Ritchie [2001] VSCA 180; (2001) 3 VR 447; Coca Cola Amatil (NSW) Pty Ltd v Pareezer [2006] NSWCA 45; Collingwood Hotel Pty Ltd v O'Reilly [2007] NSWCA 155; English v Rogers [2005] NSWCA 327; Fraser v State Transport Authority (1985) 39 SASR 57; Graham Barclay Oysters Pty Ltd v Ryan [2002] HCA 29; (2002) 211 CLR 540; Guildford Rugby League Football & Recreational Club Ltd v Coad [2001] NSWCA 139; Hill v van Erp (1997) 188 CLR 159; Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; Kozjak v Fairfax Community Newspapers Ltd [2001] NSWCA 37; Manly Council v Byrne [2004] NSWCA 123; CASES CITED: Modbury Triangle Shopping Centre Pty Ltd v Anzil [2000] HCA 61; (2000) 205 CLR 254; Neindorf v Junkovic (2005) 222 ALR 631; Oxlade v Gosbridge Pty Ltd (NSWCA, 18 December 1988, unreported); Pacific Access Pty Ltd v Davies [2001] NSWCA 218; Payne v Parker (1976) 1 NSWLR 191; Perre v Apand Pty Ltd [1999] HCA 36; (1999) 198 CLRL 180; Proprietors of SP 17226 v Drakulic [2002] NSWCA 381; (2002) 55 NSWLR 559; Public Transport Corporation v Sartori (1997) 1 VR 168; Pyrenees Shire Council v Day [1998] HCA 3; (1998) 192 CLR 330; R v Abbas [2006] NSWCCA 331; Rooty Hill RSL Club Ltd v Karimi [2009] NSWCA 2; South Tweed Heads Rugby League Football Club Ltd v Cole [2002] NSWCA 205; (2002) NSWLR 113; Spedding v Nobles [2007] NSWCA 29; (2007) 69 NSWLR 100; TAB Ltd v Atlis [2004] NSWCA 322; TAB Ltd v Beaman [2006] NSWCA 345; Vairy v Wyong Shire Council [2005] HCA 62; (2005) 223 CLR 422; Wagstaff v Halsem [2007] NSWCA 28; (2007) 69 NSWLR 1; Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40.