Howarth v Rail Corporation New South Wales (No 1) [2013] NSWSC 220

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Howarth v Rail Corporation New South Wales (No 1) [2013] NSWSC 220 Hearing dates: 18 and 19 March 2013 Decision date: 20 March 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Beech-Jones J Decision: Plaintiff succeeds against Third Defendant. Parties given liberty to apply in relation to interest on past loss of earnings. Catchwords: Personal injury claim against employer - damages restricted to future and past economic loss - contributory negligence - earning capacity - vicissitudes. Legislation Cited: - Social Security Act 1991 (Cth) - s 151(1A), s 23(5D) - Workers Compensation Act 1987 - Div 3 Pt 5, s 151N(1) - Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 - Pt 7 Ch 7 Cases Cited: - Consolidated Broken Hill Ltd v Edwards [2005] NSWCA 380 - Fox v Wood [1981] HCA 41; 148 CLR 438 - Kallouf v Middis [2008] NSWCA 61 - Joslyn v Berryman [2003] HCA 34; 214 CLR 552 - Malec v JC Hutton Pty Ltd (1989) 169 CLR 638 - Najdovski v Crnojlovic [2008] NSWCA 175; 72 NSWLR 728 - Visyboard Pty Ltd v Ranieri [1999] NSWCA 331 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jodie Nicole Howarth (Plaintiff) Rail Corporation New South Wales (RailCorp) (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D.A. Wheelahan QC, M.J. Maxwell (Plaintiff) N.J. Polin (Third Defendant) Solicitors: Adams & Co (Plaintiff) Hicksons Lawyers (Third Defendant) File Number(s): 2011/037417