NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Laoulach v El Khoury [2010] NSWSC 1009
31 May 2010 1 June 2010 HEARING DATE(S) : 2 June 2010 3 June 2010 7 June 2010 8 June 2010
JUDGMENT DATE : 16 September 2010
JUDGMENT OF : Price J at 1
DECISION : 1. Verdict and Judgment for the second, third and fourth defendants as against the plaintiff. 2. The plaintiff is to pay the costs of the second, third and fourth defendants on an ordinary basis up until 3 May 2010, and thereafter on an indemnity basis.
CATCHWORDS : NEGLIGENCE - Civil Liability Act 2002 - dive from a vessel causing serious injury - whether duty of care - whether breach of duty - whether risk was an 'obvious risk' - whether dive was a 'dangerous recreational activity' - whether Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims Act applies - whether vessel a 'seagoing ship'
Civil Liability Act 2002 s 5B, s 5C, s 5F, s 5G(1), s 5H(1), s 5J, s 5K, s 5L, s 5R, s 51(1), s 51(2) Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976 LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims Act 1989 Marine Safety Act 1989 s 4 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2006 r 31.29(3) Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
Adeels Palace Pty Ltd v Moubarak [2009] HCA 48 Berrigan Shire Council v Ballerini [2005] VSCA 159 Caltex Refineries (Qld) Pty Ltd v Stavar [2009] NSWCA 258 China Ocean Shipping Co v South Australia (1979) 145 CLR 172 Fabre v Arenales (1992) 27 NSWLR 437 Fallas v Mourlas [2006] NSWCA 32 Falvo v Australian Oztag Sports Association [2006] NSWCA 17 Jaber v Rockdale City Council [2008] NSWCA 98 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Laoulach v El Khoury [2010] NSWSC 595 CASES CITED : Lormine Pty Ltd v Xuereb [2006] NSWCA 200 Nagle v Rottnest Island Authority (1993) 177 CLR 423 Nguyen v Cosmopolitan Homes [2008] NSWCA 246 Perry v Harris [2008] EWCA Civ 907 Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales v Dederer (2007) 234 CLR 330 Salt Union Ltd v Wood [1893] QB 370 Shaw v Thomas [2010] NSWCA 169 Smith v Perese [2006] NSWSC 288 Stojan (No 9) Pty Ltd v Kenway [2009] NSWCA 364 Swain v Waverly Municipal Council (2005) 220 CLR 517 Union Steamship Co of New Zealand Limited v The Commonwealth (1925) 36 CLR 130 Vairy v Wyong Shire Council (2005) 223 CLR 422
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