Kingi-Rihari v Millfair Pty Ltd t/as The Arthouse Hotel [2012] NSWSC 1592

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Kingi-Rihari v Millfair Pty Ltd t/as The Arthouse Hotel [2012] NSWSC 1592 Hearing dates: 19 November 2012, 20 November 2012, 21 November 2012 Decision date: 19 December 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Schmidt J Decision: Judgment for the Plaintiff. Catchwords: TORTS - negligence - contributory negligence - hotel and patron - slip and fall - - whether the floor was wet and recently mopped - CCTV footage - whether floor was wet as the result of plaintiff's actions - not established - whether plaintiff fell as the result of wearing thongs, or because of an old knee injury - not established - negligence established - causation - contributory negligence - damages - non-economic loss - past and future economic loss - future domestic assistance - calculations to be undertaken and short minutes provided Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 Civil Procedure Act 2005 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001 Cases Cited: Adeels Palace Pty Ltd v Moubarak [2009] HCA 48; (2009) 239 CLR 420 Consolidated Broken Hill Ltd v Edwards [2005] NSWCA 380; (2005) Aust Torts Reports 81-815 Kallouf v Middis [2008] NSWCA 61 Mead v Kerney [2012] NSWCA 215 Nominal Defendant v Livaja [2011] NSWCA 121 Novakovic v Stekovic [2012] NSWCA 54 Purkess v Crittenden [1965] HCA 34; (1965) 114 CLR 164 Rabay v Bristow [2005] NSWCA 199 Strike v Fiji Resorts Limited [2012] NSWSC 1271 Strong v Woolworths Ltd t/as Big W [2012] HCA 5; 86 ALJR 267 Vairy v Wyong Shire Council [2005] HCA 62; 223 CLR 422 Watson v Foxman (1995) 49 NSWLR 315 Watts v Rake [1960] HCA 58; 108 CLR 158 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Travis Bell Kingi-Rihari (Plaintiff) Millfair Pty Ltd t/as The Arthouse Hotel (First Defendant) Nicholas John Austin (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr A J Lidden SC, Mr M Dawley and Ms T Fishburn (Plaintiff) Mr M L Williams SC and Mr P Knowles (Defendants) Solicitors: Brydens (Plaintiff) Lee and Lyons (Defendants) File Number(s): 2010/292109 Publication restriction: None