Souaid v Nahas [2019] NSWSC 1132

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Souaid v Nahas [2019] NSWSC 1132 Hearing dates: 27 August 2019 Decision date: 03 September 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Basten J Decision: (1) Dismiss the appeal from the judgment and orders of the Local Court.

(2) Order that the plaintiff pay the defendant's costs in this Court. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – appeal – appeal without leave on question of law – no appeal from findings of fact – availability of appeal with leave on questions of "mixed law and fact"

TORTS – damages – damage to chattel – motor vehicle accident – damaged vehicle unavailable while undergoing repairs – damages for inconvenience – owner's need for replacement vehicle – rental charges incurred for vehicle of equivalent value and prestige to damaged vehicle – whether charges recoverable – whether charges reasonably necessary to meet need Legislation Cited: Local Court Act 2007 (NSW), ss 39, 40 Cases Cited: Anthanasopoulos v Moseley (2001) 52 NSWLR 262; [2001] NSWCA 266 Beamish v Kanakis [2017] WADC 33; 91 SR (WA) 261 Dimond v Lovell [2002] 1 AC 384 (HL) Droga v Cannon [2015] NSWSC 1910 Nguyen v Cassim [2019] NSWSC 1130 Wong v Maroubra Automotive Refinishers Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 222 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Bilal Souaid (Plaintiff) Hanin Nahas (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: B W Walker SC / M Kimber SC / W Richey (Plaintiff) S G Habib SC / K Oliver (Defendant)