Shinwari v Anjoul by her tutor Therese Anjoul [2017] NSWCA 74

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Shinwari v Anjoul by her tutor Therese Anjoul [2017] NSWCA 74 Hearing dates: 8 March 2016 Decision date: 07 April 2017 Before: McColl JA at [1]; Gleeson JA at [103]; Emmett AJA at [113] Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal.

(2) Direct the appellant to file the notice of appeal in the form of the draft in the White Book within 7 days.

(3) Appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: TORT – Compensation to Relatives Act 1897 (NSW) – death of mother – dependency claim by daughter – mother's death result of personal injury caused by medical practitioner's negligence – proportionate liability – Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), Pt 4, s 34(1)(a) – concurrent wrongdoers – whether medical practitioner able to claim against other wrongdoers – whether dependency claim "apportionable claim" pursuant to Pt 4 – Compensation to Relatives Act 1897 (NSW), ss 3, 4 – Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 34(1)(a)

STATUTES – interpretation – relevance of legislative history – use of extrinsic materials

WORDS AND PHRASES – "apportionable claim" – "arising out of" Legislation Cited: Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002 (ACT) Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Civil Liability Act 2002 (Tas) Civil Liability Act 2002 (WA) Civil Liability Act 2003 (Qld) Civil Liability Amendment Act 2003 (NSW) Civil Liability Amendment Bill 2003 (NSW) Civil Liability Amendment (Personal Responsibility) Act 2002 (NSW) Compensation to Relatives Act 1897 (NSW) Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Fair Trading Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act 2010 (NSW) Home Building Amendment Act 2011 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Law Reform (Contributory Negligence and Apportionment Of Liability) Act 2001 (SA) Proportionate Liability Act 2005 (NT) Suitors' Fund Act 1951 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic) Cases Cited: Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue (2009) 239 CLR 27; [2009] HCA 41 Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v GSF Australia Pty Ltd (2005) 221 CLR 568; [2005] HCA 26 Ashville Investments Ltd v Elmer Contractors Ltd [1989] QB 488 Australian Commonwealth Shipping Board v Federated Seamen's Union of Australasia (1925) 36 CLR 442; [1925] HCA 27 Cassegrain v Cassegrain [2016] NSWCA 71 Cattanach v Melchior (2003) 215 CLR 1; [2003] HCA 38 Certain Lloyd's Underwriters v Cross (2012) 248 CLR 378; [2012] HCA 56 Comcare v PVYW (2013) 250 CLR 246; [2013] HCA 41 De Sales v Ingrilli (2002) 212 CLR 338; [2002] HCA 52 Fawcett v BHP By-Products Pty Ltd (1960) 104 CLR 80; [1960] HCA 59 Government Insurance Office of New South Wales v R J Green & Lloyd Pty Ltd (1966) 114 CLR 437; [1966] HCA 6 HP Mercantile Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (2005) 143 FCR 553; [2005] FCAFC 126 Hunt & Hunt Lawyers v Mitchell Morgan Nominees Pty Ltd (2013) 247 CLR 613; [2013] HCA 10 Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 390; [2010] HCA 32 Landon v Ferguson (2005) 64 NSWLR 131; [2005] NSWCA 395 Mangion v James Hardie & Co Pty Ltd (1990) 20 NSWLR 100 New South Wales v Williamson (2012) 248 CLR 417; [2012] HCA 57 Nguyen v Nguyen (1990) 169 CLR 245; [1990] HCA 9 O'Grady v Northern Queensland Co Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 356; [1990] HCA 16 Paul v Cooke (2013) 85 NSWLR 167; [2013] NSWCA 311 Presland v Hunter Area Health Service [2003] NSWSC 754 Prestcold (Central) Ltd v Minister of Labour [1969] 1 WLR 89 Selig v Wealthsure Pty Ltd (2015) 255 CLR 661; [2015] HCA 18 Speno Rail Maintenance Australia Pty Ltd v Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd (2000) 23 WAR 291; [2000] WASCA 408 Suttor v Gundowda Pty Ltd (1950) 81 CLR 418; [1950] HCA 35 Taylor v The Owners - Strata Plan No 11564 (2014) 253 CLR 531; [2014] HCA 9 Taylor v Owners – Strata Plan No 11564 (2013) 83 NSWLR 1; [2013] NSWCA 55 The Queen v Khazaal (2012) 246 CLR 601; [2012] HCA 26 Travelex Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (2010) 241 CLR 510; [2010] HCA 33 Walton v National Employers' Mutual General Insurance Association [1973] 2 NSWLR 73 Water Board v Moustakas (1988) 180 CLR 491; [1988] HCA 12 Woolworths Ltd v Crotty (1942) 66 CLR 603; [1942] HCA 35 Texts Cited: Draft Model Provisions to Implement the Recommendations of the Inquiry into the Law of Joint and Several Liability (July 1996) JLR Davis, "Inquiry into the Law of Joint and Several Liability: Stage 2" (Commonwealth of Australia, 1995) Prue Vines, "Negligence: Introduction", Carolyn Sappideen and Prue Vines (eds), Fleming's The Law of Tort, (10th ed 2011, Thomson Reuters) "Review of the Law of Negligence", (Commonwealth of Australia, Final Report, Canberra, 2002) Second Reading Speech to Civil Liability Amendment Bill (2003), New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 13 November 2003 Second Reading Speech to the Civil Liability Bill (2002), New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 28 May 2002 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mohammad Rahman Shinwari (Applicant) Tobei Anjoul by her tutor Therese Anjoul (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Morris SC (Applicant) G Babe (Applicant)