Murko v Greenfields Narellan Holdings trading as Narellan Town Centre [2015] NSWDC 132

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Murko v Greenfields Narellan Holdings trading as Narellan Town Centre [2015] NSWDC 132 Hearing dates: 1, 2 and 3 June 2015 Date of orders: 25 June 2015 Decision date: 25 June 2015 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiff against the first and second defendants. (2) Liberty to the parties to bring in Short Minutes of Order reflecting the mathematically agreed judgment sum. (3) First and second defendants to pay plaintiff's costs. (4) Liberty to apply in relation to costs. (5) Exhibits retained for 28 days. Catchwords: TORT - personal injury - plaintiff 38 weeks pregnant and about to undergo caesarean operation slips and falls on liquid substance in shopping mall - nature and content of duty of care - whether duty of care breached - causation - damages Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 16 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56-62 Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) Cases Cited: ACCC v Air New Zealand Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCA 1355 Alat v Franklins Pty Ltd (2012) 15 DCLR (NSW) 203 Arabi v Glad Cleaning Service Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 208 ASIC v Rich (2005) 216 ALR 320 Attorney-General (NSW) v Markisic [2014] NSWSC 1596 Barak Pty Ltd v WTH Pty Ltd (2002) NSWSC 649 Boral Bricks Pty Ltd v Cosmidis [2013] NSWCA 443 Brady v Girvan Bros Pty Ltd (1986) 7 NSWLR 241 Commonwealth Development Bank of Australia Pty Ltd v Cassegrain [2002] NSWSC 980 Daw v Toyworld (NSW) Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 25 Dybka v McKenzie [2001] NSWCA 171 Francis v Lewis [2003] NSWCA 152 Gemworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Ltd v Hodder Rook & Associates Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1043 Gordon v Truong [2014] NSWCA 97 Gumana v Northern Territory of Australia (2005) 141 FCR 457 Investmentsource Corp Pty Ltd v Knox Street Apartments Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 1128 Jackson v McDonald's Australia Ltd [2014] NSWCA 162 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Jones Lang LaSalle (NSW) Pty Ltd v Taouk [2012] NSWCA 342 Makita (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sprowles (2001) 51 NSWLR 705 Matthews v SPI Electricity Pty Ltd (No 9) [2009] VSC 340 Matthews v SPI Electricity Pty Ltd (Ruling No 35) [2014] VSC 59 Metaxoulis v McDonalds Australia Ltd [2015] NSWCA 95 Miller v Galderisi [2009] NSWCA 353 National Australia Bank v Rusu (1999) 47 NSWLR 309 Nominal Defendant v Kostic [2007] NSWCA 14 Ray Fitzpatrick Pty Ltd v Minister for Planning (2007) NSWLEC 791 Reid v Commercial Club (Albury) Ltd [2014] NSWCA 98 Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales v Dederer (2007) 234 CLR 330 Sampco Pty Ltd v Wurth [2015] NSWCA 117 State of New South Wales v Moss (2000) 54 NSWLR 536 Strong v Woolworths Ltd t/as Big W (2012) 246 CLR 182 Trimcoll Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2007] NSWCA 307 United Rural Enterprises Pty Ltd v Lopmand Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 870 Verryt v Schoupp (2015) 70 MVR 484 Whalan v Kogarah Municipal Council [2007] NSWCA 5 Wilkinson v Law Courts Ltd [2001] NSWCA 196 Woolworths Ltd v Strong [2010] NSWCA 282 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: Nicole Louise Murko First Defendant: Greenfields Narellan Holdings trading as Narellan Town Centre Second Defendant: Hysense Group Pty Ltd Third Defendant: Wendy's Supa Sundaes Pty Ltd Fourth Defendant: Katmal Pty Ltd (ACN 110 465 140) Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Mr A Lidden SC / Mr M Daley First and Second Defendants: Mr J Sleight