Rasmussen v South Western Sydney Local Health District [2013] NSWSC 656

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Rasmussen v South Western Sydney Local Health District [2013] NSWSC 656 Hearing dates: 21-23 May 2013 Decision date: 29 May 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $366,903.60. (2) Subject to any party making an application for a different costs order, order the defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: TORTS-negligence-damages-non economic loss-evidence of hypothetical future intentions--future economic loss-difficulty in determining future capacity-buffer awarded-past domestic assistance Legislation Cited: - Civil Liability Act 2002, s 5D(3), s 13, s 15, s 15(2), s 15(3), s 18, s 31 Cases Cited: - Allied Pastoral Holdings Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1983] 1 NSWLR 1 - Chappel v Hart [1998] HCA 55; 195 CLR 232 - Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Guo [1997] HCA 22; 191 CLR 559 - Penrith City Council v Parks [2004] NSWCA 201 - Rosenberg v Percival [2001] HCA 18; 205 CLR 434 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Vanessa Rasmussen (Plaintiff) South Western Sydney Area Health Service (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: AJ Lidden SC and PN Khandhar (Plaintiff) MJ Fordham SC (Defendant) Solicitors: Brydens Compensation Lawyers (Plaintiff) Curwoods (Defendant) File Number(s): 2010/274544 Publication restriction: Nil