Radojka Backo v Kris Akhurst [2015] NSWDC 85

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Radojka Backo v Kris Akhurst [2015] NSWDC 85 Hearing dates: 5, 6, 9 and 10 March 2015 Date of orders: 18 May 2015 Decision date: 18 May 2015 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Hatzistergos DCJ Decision: Verdict and judgment for the Plaintiff Catchwords: TORTS – negligence – personal injury – motor vehicle accident – driver liability – pedestrian accident – contributory negligence – damages Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) s 5B, 5D, 5R Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) s 58, 61, 63, 138 Road Rules 2014 r 154 Cases Cited: Allianz Australia Insurance Limited v Serria Girgis & Ors [2011] NSWSC 1424 Assurance Australia Limited t/a NRMA Insurance v Banos [2013] NSWSC 1519 Boral Bricks Pty Ltd v Cosmidis [2013] NSWCA 443 Boral Bricks Pty Ltd v Cosmidis (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 139 Gordon v Troung [2014] NSWCA 97 Joslyn v Berryman [2003] HCA 34 Kollas v Scurrah [2008] NSWCA 17 128 Podrebersek v Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 34 T and X Company Pty Ltd v Chivas [2014] NSWCA 235 Town of Port Headland v Hodder (2012) 43 WAR 383 Verryt v Schoupp [2015] NSWCA Warth v Lafsky [2014] NSWCA 94 Watt v Bretag (1982) 56 ALJR 760 Zheng v Wallace (2015) 69 MVR 301 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Radojka Backo (Plaintiff) Kris Akhurst (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr N Ghabar (Plaintiff) Ms C Allan (Defendant) Solicitors: NSW Compensation Lawyers (Plaintiff) Sparke Helmore Lawyers (Defendant) File Number(s): 2013/00229924 Publication restriction: Nil