Manmi v Manmi [2019] NSWDC 96

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Manmi v Manmi [2019] NSWDC 96 Hearing dates: 31 January 2019 - 1 February 2019; 15 March 2019 Date of orders: 03 April 2019 Decision date: 03 April 2019 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Dicker SC DCJ Decision: (1) Verdict and judgment for the defendant. (2) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs of the proceedings as agreed or assessed. (3) The parties have liberty to apply within 14 days for a different costs order to that set out in (2) above. (4) Exhibits to be returned in 28 days. Catchwords: Torts – negligence – slip and fall – whether mat in bathroom was negligently placed or left by defendant – whether breach of duty of care – issue of causative link to plaintiff's dizziness and neck injury – whether increased need for future commercial care established Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Cases Cited: Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd v Bridge [2018] NSWCA 183 Curtis v Harden Shire Council [2014] NSWCA 314 Dillon v Hair [2014] NSWCA 80 Hodgson v Sydney Water Corporation [2016] NSWDC 361 Jackson v McDonald's Australia Ltd [2014] NSWCA 162 Jay v Baker [2018] NSWDC 270 Mason v Demasi [2009] NSWCA 227 Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District v Starkey [2016] NSWCA 114 Patrick Stevedores Operations (No 2) Pty Ltd v Hennessy [2015] NSWCA 253 Seltsam Pty Ltd v McGuiness [2000] NSWCA 29 Serrao v Cornelius (No 2) [2016] NSWCA 231 Smith v Alone [2017] NSWCA 287 Smith v Zhang [2012] NSWCA 142 Strong v Woolworths Limited [2012] HCA 5; (2012) 246 CLR 182 Swain v Waverley Municipal Council (2005) 220 CLR 517 Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) v Miller (2015) 91 NSWLR 752; [2015] NSWCA 320 Wallace v Kam [2013] HCA 19; (2013) 250 CLR 375 Wilkinson v Law Courts Ltd [2001] NSWCA 196 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Shwan Manmi (Plaintiff) Rang Manmi (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R Brown (Plaintiff) M Newton (Defendant)