Egan v Mangarelli [2013] NSWCA 413

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Egan v Mangarelli [2013] NSWCA 413 Hearing dates: 2 August 2013 Decision date: 05 December 2013 Before: Barrett JA at [1]; Ward JA at [2]; Tobias AJA at [3]. Decision: 1. Appeal dismissed. 2. The appellant to pay the respondents' costs of the appeal. 3. Cross-appeal dismissed. [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 - breach of duty of care - motor vehicle accident - the appellant was travelling on a bicycle and went under a bus - whether the driver breached his duty of care by failing to keep a look-out - Manley v Alexander [2005] HCA 79 considered - whether the driver was paying "reasonable attention" to what was happening on or near the roadway - held that the driver did not breach the duty of care

TORTS - negligence - contributory negligence - whether the trial judge properly compared the degree of the parties culpability and the relative importance of each party's acts in finding the appellant's contributory negligence to be 70 per cent - Podrebersek v Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 34 applied - no error in finding appellant's contributory negligence to be 70 per cent

DAMAGES - torts - negligence - personal injury - whether trial judge erred in allowing cost of certain prosthesis when the appellant was unlikely to use the prosthesis to fullest extent - whether trial judge erred in allowing certain amounts for housing modifications - whether trial judge erred in allowing amounts for past domestic care - whether primary judge failed to discount amount awarded for future domestic care when the appellant was a smoker Legislation Cited: Motor Accident Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Anikin v Sierra [2004] HCA 64; (2004) 211 ALR 621; (2004) 79 ALJR 452 Bradshaw v McEwans Pty Limited [1951] HCA 480; (1951) 217 ALR 1 Draca v Silva [2012] NSWCA 312 Egan v Mangarelli & Ors [2012] NSWSC 867 Egan v Mangarelli & Ors (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 1226 Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22; (2003) 214 CLR 118 Joslyn v Berryman & Anor [2003] HCA 34; (2003) 214 CLR 552 Kuru v New South Wales [2008] HCA 26; (2008) 236 CLR 1 Luxton v Vines [1952] HCA 19; (1952) 85 CLR 352 Manley v Alexander [2005] HCA 79; (2005) 223 ALR 228; (2005) 80 ALJR 413 Pledge v Roads and Traffic Authority [2004] HCA 13; (2004) 78 ALJR 572 Podrebersek v Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 34; (1985) 59 ALJR 492 Scott v Williamson [2013] NSWCA 124; (2013) 63 MVR 396 Whitney v Dream Developments Pty Limited [2013] NSWCA 188 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mitchell Joseph William Egan (Appellant/Cross Respondent) Johnny Carmine Mangarelli (First Respondent/First Cross Appellant) Westbus Region 3 Pty Ltd (ACN 054 096 892) (Second Respondent/Second Cross Appellant) Representation: Counsel: B M J Toomey QC with H J Marshall SC & P J Frame (Appellant/Cross Respondent) D E Grieve QC with J Gracie (Respondents/Cross Appellants) Solicitors: Slater & Gordon (Appellant/ Cross Respondent) Vardanega Roberts (Respondents/Cross Appellants) File Number(s): CA 2012/271017 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9111 Citation: Egan v Mangarelli & Ors [2012] NSWSC 867 Egan v Mangarelli & Ors (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 1226 Before: Hoeben J File Number(s): SC 2010/126606