Moule v Amaca Pty Limited, Boral Cement Limited and Gerard Malouf & Partners Pty Ltd [2019] NSWDDT 6

Dust Diseases Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Moule v Amaca Pty Limited, Boral Cement Limited and Gerard Malouf & Partners Pty Ltd [2019] NSWDDT 6 Hearing dates: 6 June 2019 Date of orders: 08 July 2019 Decision date: 08 July 2019 Before: Strathdee J Decision: (1) Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $1,447,244.18.

(2) The defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: DUST DISEASES – damages – mesothelioma – factual background – vicissitudes – personal maintenance during lost years PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE – loss of opportunity – pure economic loss – breaches of contract – breach of duty of care Legislation Cited: Compensation to Relatives Act 1897 Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1944 Cases Cited: Alcan Gove Pty Ltd v Zabic (2015) 257 CLR 1 Astley v Austrust Limited (1999) 197 CLR 1 Henderson v Merrett Syndicates Limited (1995) 2 AC 145 Heydon v NRMA Limited (2000) 51 NSWLR 1 Johnson v Perez (1988) 166 CLR 351 Lavis v Amaca Pty Ltd [2018] NSWDDT 6 Livingstone v Rawyards Coal Co (1880) Rogers v Whittaker (1992) 175 CLR 479 Sellars v Adelaide Petroleum (1994) 179 CLR 332 Todorovic v Waller (1981) 150 CLR 402 Texts Cited: "Professional Liability in Australia" (authors S Walmsley, A Abadee, B Zipser and G Sirtes 3rd Edition 2016) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Geraldine Tanya Moule as Legal Personal Representative of the Estate of the Late Timothy Michael Moule (Plaintiff) Amaca Pty Limited (First Defendant) Gerard Malouf & Partners (Third Defendant) Boral Limited (Cross-Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Semmler QC and Mr S Tzouganatos (for the Plaintiff) Mr J. Sheller (for the First Defendant) Mr G Watson SC and Ms L McFee (for the Third Defendant) Mr T Morahan (for the Cross-Defendant)