Sherwood v Hussain [2018] NSWDC 53

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sherwood v Hussain [2018] NSWDC 53 Hearing dates: 12 March 2018 Date of orders: 13 March 2016 Decision date: 13 March 2018 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Dicker SC DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the defendant. The Statement of Claim is dismissed; (2) I will hear argument from the parties in relation to costs; (3) The exhibits are to be returned after 28 days Catchwords: Torts – negligence – motor vehicle accident – "blameless accident" provisions – whether the plaintiff has established the necessary elements of a blameless motor accident claim – whether s 7C of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) merely requires an averment of an accident involving a motor vehicle causing injury to the plaintiff to give rise to the presumption in the section. Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) Motor Accidents Compensation Amendment Act 2006 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Dinov [2016] NSWDC 342 Dinov v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd [2017] NSWCA 270 Fairall v Hobbs [2017] NSWCA 82 Nominal Defendant v Dowedeit [2016] NSWCA 332 Project Blue Sky v ABA (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Roads and Maritime Services v Grant [2015] NSWCA 138 Whitfield v Melenewycz [2016] NSWCA 235 Category: Principal judgment Parties: James Campbell Sherwood (Plaintiff) Talat Hussain (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: K Andrews and R Brown (Plaintiff) W Fitzsimmons (Defendant)