Liverpool City Council v Altaf Laskar [2010] NSWCA 52

Reported Decision: 77 NSWLR 666

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: Liverpool City Council v Altaf Laskar [2010] NSWCA 52

HEARING DATE(S): 24/03/10

JUDGMENT DATE: 20 April 2010

JUDGMENT OF: Beazley JA at 1; Macfarlan JA at 13; Whealy J at 14

DECISION: Appeal dismissed. Order the appellant to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal.

CATCHWORDS: APPEAL from District Court - Damages appeal - Proper construction of s 15B(2) of Civil Liability Act 2002 - Meaning of phrase "domestic services" - Statutory interpretation - Whether phrase to be given a restricted meaning - Whether leave should be given to raise a point not relied on below - prejudice to other party - Whether factual findings on damages were "glaringly improbable".

Civil Liability Act 2002 LEGISLATION CITED: Civil Liability Amendment Act (No 50 of 2006) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

CATEGORY: Principal judgment

Oaktwig Pty Ltd v Williams [2008] NSWCA 106 Suttor v Gundowda (1950) 81 CLR 418 at 438 White v Operland [2001] FCA 1333 Coulton v Holcombe (1986) 162 CLR 1 at 7/8 Metwally v University of Wollongong (1985) 68 ALR 68 at 71-72 O'Sullivan v Watson (1986) 7 NSWLR 693 at 702G-703C Amaca Pty Limited v Novek [2009] NSWCA 50 at [27] - [29] CASES CITED: Griffiths v Kerkemeyer (1977) 139 CLR 161 Van Gervan v Fenton (1992) 175 CLR at 332-333 CSR Limited v Eddy [2005] HCA 64; [2005] 226 CLR 1 Sullivan v Gordon (1999) NSWCA 338; (1999) 47 NSWLR 319 Marsland v Andjelic (1993) 31 NSWLR 162 Brunskill v Sovereign Marine and General Insurance Co Limited (1985) 59 ALJR 842 at 844; 62 ALR 53 at 73 Galea v Galea (1990) 19 NSWLR 263 at 264 Yarrabee Coal Company Pty Limited & Anor v Lujans [2009] NSWCA 85 per Beazley JA