Tu Tran v Dos Santos (No 2) [2009] NSWSC 336

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Tu Tran v Dos Santos (No 2) [2009] NSWSC 336

HEARING DATE(S) : 31 March 2009 (Submissions closed 16 April 2009)

JUDGMENT DATE : 1 May 2009

JURISDICTION : Common Law

JUDGMENT OF : Smart AJ

DECISION : Plaintiff awarded damages (see from para 67) with costs on a party | party basis.

CATCHWORDS : Assessment of Damages - Plaintiff not entitled to interest on past economic loss for impairment of earning capacity as did not come within s 137(4)(a)(i) of Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 - Future Medical Treatment and Pharmaceutical Items - Attendant Care Services - Physiotherapy - Cost of Fund Management - Indemnity Costs

LEGISLATION CITED : Motor Accidents Act 1988, s72 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999, ss3, 128, 137(4)(a)(i)

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

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