Bezer v Bassan [2019] NSWCA 50

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bezer v Bassan [2019] NSWCA 50 Hearing dates: 31 January and 1 February 2019 Decision date: 21 March 2019 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Leeming JA at [84]; Payne JA at [138] Decision: Appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: TORTS – negligence – motor vehicle accident –whether fact finding process of primary judge miscarried – segmentation of decision-making process impermissible

COURTS – whether fact finding process of primary judge miscarried – segmentation of decision-making process impermissible Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 55, 76 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 31.26(4), 51.53 Cases Cited: Behrens v Bertram Mills Circus Ltd [1957] 2 QB 1 Boral Resources (NSW) Pty Ltd v Gangi [2014] NSWCA 287 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Kuru v State of New South Wales (2008) 236 CLR 1; [2008] HCA 26 Lithgow City Council v Jackson (2011) 244 CLR 352; [2011] HCA 36 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 Nguyen v Tran [2018] NSWCA 215; (2018) 86 MVR 16 Nobarani v Mariconte [2018] HCA 36; (2018) 92 ALJR 806 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Christopher Bezer (Appellant) Troy Bassan (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D R Campbell SC / D L Del Monte / E E Grotte (Appellant) K P Rewell SC / W M Fitzsimmons (Respondent)