Logar v Ambulance Service of New South Wales Sydney Region [2017] NSWCA 274

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Logar v Ambulance Service of New South Wales Sydney Region [2017] NSWCA 274 Hearing dates: 1 September 2017 Date of orders: 25 October 2017 Decision date: 25 October 2017 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1] Emmett AJA at [15] Schmidt J at [32] Decision: Appeal dismissed.

The usual order would be Mrs Logar bear the Ambulance Service's costs of the appeal. Unless the parties wished to be heard on costs, that would be the costs order which the Court would make. Catchwords: MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT – motor vehicle and ambulance – collision at an intersection – ambulance on route to emergency – whether trial judge erred in relation to factual findings – scope of an ambulance driver's duty of care – whether ambulance driver took reasonable care in approaching and driving through an intersection – whether ambulance driver breached duty of care – social utility of ambulance driver responding to an emergency – contributory negligence of motor vehicle driver Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Road Rules 2008 (NSW) Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Adeels Palace Pty Ltd v Moubarak (2009) 239 CLR 420; [2009] HCA 48 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Knight v Maclean [2002] NSWCA 314 Kollas v Scurrah (2008) 49 MVR 437; [2008] NSWCA 17 Logar v Ambulance Service of New South Wales [2016] NSWDC 225 Marien v Gardiner; Marien v H J Heinz Company Australia Ltd (2013) 66 MVR 1; [2013] NSWCA 396 Miller and Associates Insurance Broking Pty Ltd v BMW Australia Finance Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 357; [2010] HCA 31 Penrith City Council v East Realisations Pty Limited (in liq) (2013) 63 MVR 180; [2013] NSWCA 64 Robinson Helicopter Company Incorporated v McDermott (2016) 90 ALJR 679; [2016] HCA 22 Sharpe v Gordon; QBE Workers Compensation NSW (Ltd) v Gordon [2006] NSWCA 347 Thornton v Sweeney (2011) 59 MVR 155; [2011] NSWCA 244 Waverley Council v Ferreira (2005) Aust Torts Reports 81-81; [2005] NSWCA 418 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Cherry Logar (Appellant) Ambulance Service of New South Wales Sydney Region (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr R Sheldon SC / Ms E Welsh (Appellant) Mr W Fitzsimmons / Ms S Warren (Respondent)