Goode v Angland [2017] NSWCA 311

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Goode v Angland [2017] NSWCA 311 Hearing dates: 5 and 6 April 2017 Decision date: 07 December 2017 Before: Beazley P at [1]; Meagher JA at [177]; Leeming JA at [180] Decision: Appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: TORTS – negligence – Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 5K, 5L – meaning of "recreational activity" – whether "any sport" includes professional horseracing

TORTS – negligence – where appellant injured during fall while racing as a professional jockey – where respondent a jockey in the same race – whether the primary judge erred in not finding that the respondent moved his horse in front of the appellant's horse when it was unreasonable to do so

EVIDENCE – use of photographic and video evidence – where the fall was captured on video by multiple cameras – whether primary judge impermissibly used video and photographic evidence to make findings as to how the fall occurred Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 5D, 5F, 5I, 5K, 5L, 5M Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 79 Cases Cited: Action Paintball Games Pty Ltd (in liq) v Barker [2013] NSWCA 128 Alameddine v Glenworth Valley Horse Riding Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 219; 324 ALR 355 Angel v Hawkesbury City Council (2008) Aust Torts Reports 81-955; [2008] NSWCA 130 Asim v Penrose & Anor [2010] NSWCA 366 Bankstown City Council v Zraika; Roads and Maritime Services v Zraika [2016] NSWCA 51 Beaton v McDivitt (1985) 13 NSWLR 134 Belna Pty Ltd v Irwin [2009] NSWCA 46 Blacktown City Council v Hocking (2008) Aust Torts Reports 81-956; [2008] NSWCA 144 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1981) 147 CLR 297; [1981] HCA 26 Dasreef Pty Ltd v Hawchar (2011) 243 CLR 588; [2011] HCA 21 Dodge v Snell [2011] TASSC 19 Fallas v Mourlas (2006) 65 NSWLR 418; [2006] NSWCA 32 FBHS (Aust) Pty Ltd v Stone Homes Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 312 Fitness First Australia Pty Ltd v Fenshaw Pty Ltd (2016) 92 NSWLR 128; [2016] NSWCA 207 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Herne Investments (NSW) Pty Limited v Don Watson Proprietary Limited [2016] NSWCA 72 Motorcycling Events Group Australia Pty Ltd v Kelly (2013) 86 NSWLR 55; [2013] NSWCA 361 Paul v Cooke (2013) 85 NSWLR 167; [2013] NSWCA 311 QBE v Orcher; Bowcliff v Orcher [2013] NSWCA 478 R v Ames [1964-5] NSWR 1489 Rootes v Shelton (1967) 116 CLR 383; [1967] HCA 39 Schmidt v Schmidt [1969] QWN 3 Schultz v McCormack [2015] NSWCA 330 Sharp v Parramatta City Council (2015) 209 LGERA 220; [2015] NSWCA 260 Townsend v O'Donnell (2016) 78 MVR 283; [2016] NSWCA 288 Warren v Gittoes [2009] NSWCA 24 Woods v Multi-Sport Holdings Pty Ltd (2002) 208 CLR 460; [2002] HCA 9 Yarrabee Coal Company Pty Ltd & Anor v Lujans (2009) Aust Torts Reports 82-024; [2009] NSWCA 85 Texts Cited: J Goudkamp, Tort Law Defences (Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2013) Ipp Committee, Review of the Law of Negligence Final Report, (2002) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Paul Goode (Appellant) Tye Angland (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Higgs SC; F Tuscano (Appellant) J E Sexton SC; D A Lloyd (Respondent)