Lee v Strelnicks [2019] NSWSC 526

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lee v Strelnicks [2019] NSWSC 526 Hearing dates: 22 March 2019 Date of orders: 10 May 2019 Decision date: 10 May 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Wilson J Decision: 1. The Amended Summons filed on 22 March 2019 is dismissed. 2. The plaintiff is to pay the first defendant's costs. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Judicial Review – decision of an Assessor in the Local Court - motor vehicle accident – question of quantum of damages – how quantum is assessed – question of proof of quantum of damages Legislation Cited: Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Cases Cited: Athanasopoulos v Moseley (2002) 52 NSWLR 262; [2001] NSWCA 266 Banco de Portugal v Waterlow [1932] AC 452 Droga v Cannon [2015] NSWSC 1910 Giles v Thompson [1993] 3 All ER Ross, Garry v State Transit Authority of NSW & Higgins, Sean [2015] NSWLC 11 The Owners of No 7 Steam Sand Pump Dredger v The Owners of SS Greta Holme ("The Greta Holme") [1897] AC 596 The Owners of Steamship Mediana v The Owners, Master and Crew of Lightship Comet [1900] AC 113 Wong v Maroubra Automotive Refinishers Pty Ltd; Ayres v Maroubra Automotive Refinishers Pty Ltd (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 222 Texts Cited: McGregor on Damages, James Edelman, Sweet and Maxwell, 20th edition Category: Principal judgment Parties: Seung Hyun Lee (Plaintiff) Leisa Strelnicks (First Defendant) Local Court of New South Wales (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr M Kimber SC with Mr W Richey (Plaintiff) Mr SG Habib SC with Mr KG Oliver (First Defendant) Submitting Appearance (Second Defendant)