Joe Salvadore Lembo v Pacific Brands Holdings Pty Ltd [2015] NSWDC 35

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Joe Salvadore Lembo v Pacific Brands Holdings Pty Ltd [2015] NSWDC 35 Hearing dates: 24, 25 February and 13, March 2015 Date of orders: 27 March 2015 Decision date: 27 March 2015 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Hatzistergos DCJ Decision: Verdict for the Defendant Catchwords: TORTS – negligence – liability – vicarious liability – damages Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 14.22, 14.23 and 14.26 Cases Cited: Bellingen Shire Council v Colavon Pty Limited [2012] NSWCA 34 Blatch v Archer (1774) 1 Cowper 63; (1774) 98 ER 769 Brierley v Ellis (2014) 67 MVR 282 Deatons Pty Limited v Flew (1949) 79 CLR 370 Hampton Court Limited v Crooks (1957) 97 CLR 367 Leotta v Public Transport Commission (NSW) (1976) 9 ALR 437 LMI v Baulderstone [2001] NSWSC 688 O'Connor v Commissioner for Government Transport (1954) 100 CLR 225 Union Bank of Australia v Harrison, Jones and Devlin Limited (1910) 11 CLR 492 Warner v Sampson [1959] 1 QB 97 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Joe Salvadore Lembo (Plaintiff) Pacific Brands Holdings Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr A Lidden SC (Plaintiff) on 24 February 2015 Ms L Goodchild (Plaintiff) on 24 and 25 February 2015 Mr L Robison (Defendant) Solicitors: Brydens Compensation Lawyers (Plaintiff) Holman Webb Lawyers (Defendant) File Number(s): 2014/18006 Publication restriction: Nil