Jackson v KAH Australia Pty Ltd t/as Bayview Boulevard Sydney [2017] NSWSC 747

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Jackson v KAH Australia Pty Ltd t/as Bayview Boulevard Sydney [2017] NSWSC 747 Hearing dates: 6, 7, 8 & 9 March 2017 Date of orders: 23 June 2017 Decision date: 23 June 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: Judgment

(1) The defendant is to pay the plaintiff damages for personal injuries in the sum of $94,533.05.

The Court orders that:

(2) The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs on an ordinary basis. Catchwords: TORTS - negligence – liability – first slip and fall, did it cause the second - personal injury - whether the defendant's breach of duty of care caused the plaintiff's injuries - damages - credibility of witnesses - causation - Jones v Dunkel inferences Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2005 (NSW) ss 5, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17 Civil Liability (Non-economic Loss) Order 2010 (NSW) s 3 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s 67 Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) s 85 Cases Cited: Australia Safeway Stores Pty Limited v Zaluzna (1987) 162 CLR 479 Berkeley Challenge Pty Ltd v Howarth [2013] NSWCA 370 Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Limited v Haleluka [2012] NSWCA 343 CSR Pty Ltd v Wren (1997) 44 NSWLR 463 Dell v Dalton (1991) 14 MVR 158 Endeavour Energy v Precision Helicopters Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 169 Fabre v Arenales (1992) 27 NSWLR 437 Fightvision Pty Limited v Onisforou (1999) 47 NSWLR 473 Government Insurance Office (NSW) v Rosniak (1992) 27 NSWLR 665 Graham v Baker (1961) 106 CLR 340 Hirst v Sydney South West Area Health Service [2011] NSWSC 664 Husher v Husher [1999] HCA 47 Jackson v Arawak Holdings Pty Ltd [2016] QSC 133 Jackson v McDonald's Australia Limited [2014] NSWCA 162 Jones v Bartlett (2000) 205 CLR 166 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Lee Transport Co v Watson [1940] HCA 27 Malec v J C Hutton Pty Limited (1990) 169 CLR 638 Mason v Demasi [2012] NSWCA 210 Makita (Aust) Pty Limited v Sprowles (2001) 52 NSWLR 705 Matthews v Dean (1990) 11 MVR 455 Medlin v SGIVC (1995) 182 CLR 1 Miller v Galderisi [2009] NSWCA 353 Neindorf v Junkovic (2005) 222 ALR 631 New South Wales v Doherty [2011] NSWCA 225 Pamment v Pawelski [1949] HCA 43 Patrick Stevedores Operations (No 2) Pty Limited v Hennessy [2015] NSWCA 253 Perry v Jackson [2015] FCCA 3530 Pollard v Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Ltd (2008) 172 IR 453; [2008] NSWCA 99 RTA of NSW v Dederer (2007) 234 CLR 330 Sakoua v Williams (2005) 64 NSWLR 588 Sellars v Adelaide Petroleum NL; Poseidon Ltd v Adelaide Petroleum NL (1994) 179 CLR 332 Sharman v Evans [1977] HCA 8 Southgate v Waterford (1990) 21 NSWLR 427 State of NSW v Moss (2000) 54 NSWLR 536 Sutherland Shire Council v Major [2015] NSWCA 243 Vairy v Wyong Shire Council (2005) 223 CLR 422 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt [1980] HCA 12 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Liana Renae Jackson (Plaintiff) KAH Australia Pty Ltd t/as Bayview Boulevard Sydney (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Turnbull SC with H Wall (Plaintiff) N Chen SC (Defendant)