Lloyd v Ryan Borg by his Tutor NSW Trustee and Guardian [2013] NSWCA 245

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Lloyd v Ryan Borg by his Tutor NSW Trustee and Guardian [2013] NSWCA 245 Hearing dates: 5 July 2013 Decision date: 01 August 2013 Before: Barrett JA at [1]; Gleeson JA at [9]; Leeming JA at [77] Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal. (2) Direct the applicant to file a notice of appeal in the form of the draft notice of appeal within 14 days. (3) Appeal allowed. (4) Set aside the orders of Judge McLoughlin made on 26 July 2012. (5) In lieu thereof, order: (a) judgment for the defendant against the plaintiff; (b) the plaintiff pay the costs of the defendant. (6) The respondent pay the applicant's costs on appeal. [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 Court's 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: TORTS - negligence - liability for others' negligence - other persons - Soblusky v Egan (1960) 103 CLR 216 - Scott v Davis (2000) 204 CLR 333 - social occasion - where owner of vehicle not present - where owner of vehicle not aware of its use - whether applicant vicariously liable for the acts of his de facto wife Legislation Cited: Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 Motor Accidents Compensation Amendment Act 2006 Motor Vehicles Insurance Act 1936 (Qld) Cases Cited: Behrendorff v Soblusky (1957) 98 CLR 619 Brodie v Singleton Shire Council [2001] HCA 29; 206 CLR 512 Brown v Holloway (1909) 10 CLR 89 Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd v Producers and Citizens Co-operative Assurance Co of Australia Ltd (1931) 46 CLR 41 Crimmins v Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee [1999] HCA 59; 200 CLR 1 Gutman v McFall [2004] NSWCA 378; 61 NSWLR 599 Hollis v Vabu Pty Ltd [2001] HCA 44; 207 CLR 21 International Harvester Co of Australia Pty Ltd v Carrigan's Hazeldene Pastoral Co [1958] HCA 16; 100 CLR 644 Maric v Nominal Defendant [2013] NSWCA 190 Morgans v Launchbury [1973] AC 127 Moynihan v Moynihan [1975] IR 192 O'Keeffe v Hickey [2008] IESC 72; [2009] 2 IR 302 Ormrod v Crosville Motor Services Ltd [1953] 1 WLR 1120 PGA v R [2012] HCA 21; (2012) 245 CLR 355 Scott v Davis [2000] HCA 52; 204 CLR 333 Soblusky v Egan [1960] HCA 9; 103 CLR 215 State of New South Wales v Paige [2002] NSWCA 235; 60 NSWLR 371 Sweeney v Boylan Nominees Pty Ltd [2006] HCA 19; 226 CLR 161 Texts Cited: B M E McMahon and W Binchy Law of Torts, 3rd ed (2000) Bowstead and Reynolds On Agency, 19th ed (2010) Sweet & Maxwell Clerk & Lindsell on Torts, 20th ed (2010) Sweet & Maxwell F M B Reynolds, "Casual Delegation" (2001) 117 Law Quarterly Review 180 L Moses and B Edgeworth, "Taking it Personally: Ebb and Flow in the Torrens System's In Personam Exception to Indefeasibility" (2013) 35 Sydney Law Review 107 Trindade, Cane and Lunney, The Law of Torts in Australia, 4th ed (2007) Oxford University Press Category: Principal judgment Parties: Roger Lloyd (Applicant) Ryan Borg by his Tutor NSW Trustee and Guardian (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Morris SC (Applicant) M Cranitch SC / H Wall (Respondent) Solicitors: Moray & Agnew (Applicant) Carroll & O'Dea (Respondent) File Number(s): 2012/260491 Publication restriction: No Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Citation: Ryan Borg by Tutor NSW Trustee and Guardian Borg v Roger Lloyd Date of Decision: 2012-07-26 00:00:00 Before: McLoughlin DCJ File Number(s): 2008/318428