Le v Brown, Nguyen v Brown; Tran v Brown; Monica v Brown; Huggett v Brown (No.2) [2019] NSWSC 88

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Le v Brown, Nguyen v Brown; Tran v Brown; Monica v Brown; Huggett v Brown (No.2) [2019] NSWSC 88 Hearing dates: 8 - 11 May 2017 Date of orders: 14 February 2019 Decision date: 14 February 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: (1) Direct counsel for all parties to confer and agree upon the Orders necessary to give effect to these reasons including any order for costs. (2) Direct the parties to provide to the Court on or before 4pm Monday 25 February 2019, those agreed short minutes of order, or else the short minutes for which each party contends where agreement is not reached. (3) List the proceedings for further directions at 9.30am on 1 March 2019 for the determination of all outstanding issues, including costs, which are not agreed. Catchwords: TORTS - Personal injury damages – negligent breach of duty to exercise reasonable care - apportionment of liability – contribution between joint tort-feasors where there are multiple tort-feasors and cross claimants – provision of indemnity by compulsory third party insurance policy – whether public liability insurance policy provides indemnity – no point of general principle Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 Civil Liability (Third Party Claims against Insurers) Act 2017 Employees Liability Act 1991 Evidence Act 1995 Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 Road Transport (General) Act 2005 Road Transport (Mass, Loading and Access) Regulation 2005 Road Transport Act 2013 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Boateng v Dharamdas [2016] NSWCA 183; (2016) 77 MVR 151 Egan v Mangarelli [2013] NSWCA 413; (2013) 65 MVR 480 Elbourne v Gibbs [2006] NSWCA 127 James Hardie & Co Pty Ltd v Seltsam Pty Ltd [1998] HCA 78; (1998) 196 CLR 53 Kondis v State Transport Authority [1984] HCA 61; (1984) 154 CLR 672 Le v Brown [2017] NSWSC 162 Le v Brown; Nguyen v Brown; Tran v Brown; Monica v Brown; Huggett v Brown [2017] NSWSC 632 Mahony v J Kruschich (Demolitions) Pty Ltd (1985) 156 CLR 522 Manley v Alexander [2005] HCA 79, (2005) 80 ALJR 413 McCarthy v St Pauls International Insurance Co Ltd [2007] FCAFC 28; (2007) 157 FCR 402 New South Wales v Lepore [2003] HCA 4; (2003) 212 CLR 511 Scott v Davis [2000] HCA 52; (2000) 204 CLR 333 Sibley v Kais [1967] HCA 43; (1967) 118 CLR 424 Soblusky v Egan [1960] HCA 9; (1960) 103 CLR 215 Strong v Woolworths Ltd [2012] HCA 5, (2012) 246 CLR 182 The Owners – Strata Plan No.68372 v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1807 Wallaby Group Ltd v QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd [2010] HCA 9; (2010) 240 CLR 444 Wayne Tank and Pump Co Ltd v Employers Liability Assurance Corporation [1974] QB 57 Texts Cited: Heavy Vehicle Driver Handbook, Roads and Maritime Services Category: Principal judgment Parties: Thi Le Le (P1) Cindy Xuan Vy Nguyen (P2) Van Diep Tran (P3) Rachel Monica (P4) Stephen Huggett (P5) Edwin Christopher Brown (D1) Zurich Australian Insurance Limited (D2) Futurewood Pty Ltd (D3) QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited (X-D) Representation: Counsel: R O'Keefe (D1, Substituted D2) B Hull (D3) M McCulloch SC and R Perla (X-D)