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Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Allianz Australia Ltd v Sim; WorkCover Authority (NSW) v Sim; Wallaby Grip (BAE) Pty Ltd (In liq) v Sim [2012] NSWCA 68 Hearing dates: 15, 16 November 2011 Decision date: 04 April 2012 Before: Allsop P at 1; Basten JA at 54; Meagher JA at 182 Decision: In each of the three matters: (1) Appeal dismissed. (2) Appellant to pay Mrs Sim's costs. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court146s computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: COSTS - indemnity costs - offer of compromise - whether Dust Diseases Tribunal Regulation 2007 (NSW), Pt 6, only operates to the extent that it is not inconsistent with the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules - whether offeror had provided all documents necessary to enable the offeree to consider offer under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules - whether offer was open for a reasonable time
EVIDENCE - admissibility - expert evidence - whether appropriate to consider all of the evidence to determine whether expert evidence should have been admitted - whether pathologist able to give evidence as to the causal connection between exposure to asbestos dust and lung cancer, given current state of medical knowledge
TORTS - causation - whether increase in risk can be equated with factual causation - whether liability requires satisfaction of the necessary condition test - whether open to Tribunal to accept pathologist's opinion as to link between exposure to asbestos dust and lung cancer Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 3B, 5D Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 10, 11 Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 (NSW), s 32 Dust Diseases Tribunal Regulation 2007 (NSW), cll 84, 87; Pt 6 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 55, 76, 79 Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 (NSW), s 6 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 75A Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 1.5, 1.7, 20.26, 36.16, 51.53; Schs 1, 2 Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 151, 151AB, 236 Cases Cited: Adelaide Stevedoring Co Ltd v Forst [1940] HCA 45; 64 CLR 538 Amaba Pty Ltd (Under NSW Administered Winding Up) v Booth; Amaca Pty Ltd (Under NSW Administered Winding Up) v Booth [2010] NSWCA 344; (2011) Aust Torts Rep ¶82-079 Amaca Pty Ltd (under NSW administered winding up) v Booth [2011] HCA 53; 86 ALJR 172 Amaca Pty Ltd v Ellis [2010] HCA 5; 240 CLR 111 Amaca Pty Ltd v King [2011] VSCA 447 Anderson v Minneapolis, St P & S Ste M Ry, 146 Minn 430; 179 NW 45 (1920) Barker v Corus UK Ltd [2006] UKHL 20; [2006] 2 AC 572 Bendix Mintex Pty Ltd v Barnes (1997) 42 NSWLR 307 Bonnington Castings Ltd v Wardlaw [1956] AC 613 Chappel v Hart [1998] HCA 55; 195 CLR 232 Clark v Ryan [1960] HCA 42; 103 CLR 486 Corey v Havener, 182 Mass 250; 65 NE 69 (1902) Dasreef Pty Ltd v Hawchar [2011] HCA 21; 243 CLR 588 EM Baldwin & Son Pty Ltd v Plane (1998) 17 NSWCCR 434 Evans v Queanbeyan City Council [2011] NSWCA 230 Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd [2002] UKHL 22; [2003] 1 AC 32 Fairchild, Barker v Corus UK Ltd [2006] UKHL 20; [2006] 2 AC 572 Gett v Tabet [2009] NSWCA 76; 254 ALR 504 HG v The Queen [1999] HCA 2; 197 CLR 414 Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8; 101 CLR 298 Makita (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sprowles [2001] NSWCA 305; 52 NSWLR 705 March v E & MH Stramare Pty Ltd [1991] HCA 12; 171 CLR 506 Merck Sharp & Dohme (Australia) Pty Ltd v Peterson [2011] FCAFC 128; 196 FCR 145 Michie v Great Lakes Steel Div, 495 F2d 213 (6th Cir), cert denied, 419 US 997 (1974) Norton Australia Pty Ltd v Streets Ice Cream Pty Ltd [1968] HCA 61; 120 CLR 635 Resurfice Corp v Hanke 2007 SCC 7; [2007] 1 SCR 333 Seltsam Pty Ltd v McGuiness [2000] NSWCA 29; 49 NSWLR 262 Sienkiewicz (Administratrix of the Estate of Enid Costello Deceased) v Greif (UK) Ltd [2011] UKSC 10; [2011] 2 AC 229 Strong v Woolworths Ltd [2012] HCA 5 Tabet v Gett [2010] HCA 12; 240 CLR 537 Texts Cited: American Law Institute (ALI), Restatement (Third) of Torts: Liability for Physical and Emotional Harm, (2009) Vol 1 380-1 (s27, Illustration 3) Michael S Moore, Causation and Responsibility (OUP, 2010), p 84 Professor Jane Stapleton in "Factual Causation" (2010) Fed L Rev 467 at 475-476 Professor Jane Stapleton, "Two Causal Fictions at the Heart of US Asbestos Doctrine" (2006) 122 Law Quarterly Review 189 Professor Jane Stapleton, "Factual Causation and Asbestos Cancers", (2010) 126 LQR 351 at 355, 356 Professor Richard W Wright "Causation in Tort Law" (1985) 73 Cal L Rev 1735, pp 1791-1792 Category: Principal judgment Parties: 2011/16442: Allianz Australia Ltd - Appellant Lorraine Fay Sim (as legal personal representative of the Estate of the Late David Sim) - First Respondent WorkCover Authority (NSW) - Second Respondent Wallaby Grip (BAE) Pty Ltd (In liq) - Third Respondent
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