Shinnaoui v Perron Investment Pty Ltd & Anor [2017] NSWDC 54

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Shinnaoui v Perron Investment Pty Ltd & Anor [2017] NSWDC 54 Hearing dates: 8, 9 & 10 February 2017 Date of orders: 22 March 2017 Decision date: 22 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Judge Levy SC Decision: 1. Verdict and judgment for the defendants;

2. The plaintiff is to pay the defendants' costs on the ordinary basis unless otherwise ordered;

3. The exhibits may be returned;

4. Liberty to apply on 7 days' notice if further or other orders are required. Catchwords: TORTS – negligence – occupier's liability – trip and fall over a raised concrete kerb located in car park of underground shopping mall – whether obvious risk – whether plaintiff's fall was due to negligence; DAMAGES – assessment of damages Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002, s 5B, s 5E, s 5F, s 5G, s 5H, s 15, s 16 Cases Cited: Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Kerr [2012] NSWCA 13 Australian Safeway Stores Pty Ltd v Zaluzna [1987] HCA 7; (1987) 162 CLR 479 Blacktown City Council v Hocking [2008] NSWCA 144 Graham v Baker [1961] HCA 48; (1961) 106 CLR 340 Malec v JC Hutton Pty Ltd [1990] HCA 20; (1990) 169 CLR 638 Medlin v State Government Insurance Commission [1995] HCA 5; (1995) 182 CLR 1 Penrith City Council v Parks [2004] NSWCA 201 State of NSW v Moss [2000] NSWCA 133, (2000) 54 NSWLR 536 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Fedaa Shinnaoui (Plaintiff) Perron Investment Pty Ltd t/as Campbelltown Mall (First defendant) Jones Lang Lasalle (NSW) Pty Limited (Second defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr J Trainor (Plaintiff) Mr D Weinberger (Defendants)