Dib v Amaca Pty Limited [2017] NSWDDT 6

Dust Diseases Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Dib v Amaca Pty Limited [2017] NSWDDT 6 Hearing dates: 31 July 2017, 1-4 August 2017, 9-10 August 2017 Date of orders: 22 August 2017 Decision date: 22 August 2017 Before: Judge D. Russell Decision: 1. Judgment for the plaintiff for $553,538. 2. Order the defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs. 3. If either party seeks some different order to that usual costs order, then I grant liberty to the parties to file further written submissions limited to the question of costs as follows: (a) Party seeking a different costs order to file and serve written submissions within 14 days of this judgment; (b) Party opposing such costs order to file their written submissions in reply within a further 14 days; (c) The question of any different costs order is to be dealt with on the papers, unless any party requests the opportunity to make oral submissions. Catchwords: DUST DISEASES – exposure – damages DAMAGES – loss of receipt of pension – deduction for savings in the "lost years" Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 Workers Compensation Act 1987 Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 Cases Cited: Zanetic v Amaca Pty Limited [2017] NSWDDT 5 The National Insurance Company of New Zealand Limited v Espagne [1961] HCA 15; 105 CLR 569 Graham v Baker [1961] HCA 48; 106 CLR 340 Teubner v Humble [1963] HCA 11; 108 CLR 491 Oliver v Ashman [1962] 2 QB 210; [1961] 3 All ER 323 Skelton v Collins [1966] HCA 14; 115 CLR 94 Sharman v Evans [1977] HCA 8; 138 CLR 653 Todorovic v Waller [1981] HCA 72; 150 CLR 402 Fitch v Hyde-Cates [1982] HCA 11; 150 CLR 482 Haines v Bendall [1991] HCA 15; 172 CLR 60 Medlin v The State Government Insurance Commission [1995] HCA 5; 182 CLR 1 Husher v Husher [1999] HCA 47; 197 CLR 138 CGU Workers Compensation (NSW) Limited v Garcia [2007] NSWCA 193; 69 NSWLR 680 Pickett v British Rail Engineering Limited [1980] AC 136; [1979] 1 All ER 774; Adsett v West [1983] 1 QB 826; 2 All ER 985 Gabriel v Nuclear Electric PLC [1996] PIQR Q1 Phipps v Brooks Dry Cleaning Services Limited [1996] PIQR Q100 Harris v Commercial Minerals Limited [1996] HCA 49; 186 CLR 1 CSR Limited v Eddy [2005] HCA 64; 226 CLR 1 James Hardie & Coy Pty Limited v Roberts [1999] NSWCA 314; 47 NSWLR 425 Kallouf v Midis [2008] NSWCA 61 Latz v Amaca Pty Limited [2017] SADC 56 Lynch v Amaca Pty Limited [2004] NSWDDT 1 Roberts v Amaca Pty Limited [2009] NSWDDT 28 Texts Cited: Law Commission Report No. 56 "Tobacco Smoking and All-Cause Mortality in a large Australian cohort study: Findings from mature epidemic with current low smoking prevalence", BMC Medicine (2015) 13:38 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Fred Dib (plaintiff) Amaca Pty Limited (formerly James Hardie & Coy Pty Ltd) (defendant) Representation: Counsel: P Semmler QC (plaintiff) S Tzouganatos (plaintiff) D Priestley SC (defendant) J Sheller (defendant)