Foong v Ghaly; Foong v McLellan [2018] NSWCA 280

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Foong v Ghaly; Foong v McLellan [2018] NSWCA 280 Hearing dates: 28 September 2018 Decision date: 23 November 2018 Before: Beazley ACJ at [1]; McColl JA at [2]; Macfarlan JA at [3] Decision: Appeals and applications for leave to appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: TORTS – self-represented appellant alleged she was injured in two motor vehicle accidents – liability admitted in District Court – appellant awarded $1,250 damages in each action – no error demonstrated on appeal Legislation Cited: Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), s 141B Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 75A Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 31.23, Sch 7 Cases Cited: Akins v National Australia Bank (1994) 34 NSWLR 155 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 WLR 586 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Proceedings 2017/364452; 2018/110500; 2018/26922 Yena Foong (Appellant) Osama Wadea Ghaly (Respondent)

Proceedings 2017/364445; 2018/110490; 2018/26860 Yena Foong (Appellant) Diane Frances McLellan (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Self-represented Appellant I D Roberts SC (Respondents)

Solicitors: Self-represented Appellant Moray & Agnew (Respondents) File Number(s): CA 2017/364452; 2018/110500; 2018/26922; 2017/364445; 2018/110490; 2018/26860 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court Jurisdiction: Civil Citation: [2017] NSWDC 303; [2017] NSWDC 343 Date of Decision: 3 November 2017; 12 December 2017 Before: Gibson DCJ File Number(s): 2014/115934; 2014/200147