Trigas v The Owners - Strata Plan No. 10579 [2019] NSWDC 473

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Trigas v The Owners - Strata Plan No. 10579 [2019] NSWDC 473 Hearing dates: 20-24 May 2019 Date of orders: 12 September 2019 Decision date: 12 September 2019 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: J Smith SC, DCJ Decision: Verdict for the defendant. Plaintiffs to pay the defendant's costs. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Personal injury claim – Negligence – Strata Scheme – Failure to take reasonable care – tree felling – procedures not followed for authorisation of work – duty of care – engagement of professional contractor Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bevillesta Pty Ltd v Liberty International Insurance Co [2009] NSWCA 180 Chief Commissioner of State Revenue v Adams Bidco Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 34 Fuller-Lyons v New South Wales [2015] HCA 31; 89 ALJR 824 Gordon v Truong; Truong v Gordon [2014] NSWCA 97 Gulic v Boral Transport Ltd [2016] NSWCA 269 Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8; 101 CLR 298 Neal v Ambulance Service of New South Wales [2008] NSWCA 346 Nevin v B & R Enclosures Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCA 339 Owners Strata Plan No 57164 v Yau (2017) 96 NSWLR 587 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 Quarante Pty Ltd v Owners Strata Plan No. 67212 [2008] NSWCA 258 Roads & Maritime Services v Grant [2015] NSWCA 138 Sampco Pty Ltd v Wurth [2015] NSWCA 117 Strong v Woolworths Ltd [2012] HCA 5; (2012) 246 CLR 182 Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) v Miller [2015] NSWCA 320; 91 NSWLR 752 Vairy v Wyong Shire Council [2005] HCA 62; 223 CLR 422 Wolfenden v International Theme Park Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 78 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Theofanis Trigas – First Plaintiff Super Start Batteries Pty Limited (ABN 34 101 683 694) – Second Plaintiff The Owners – Strata Plan No. 10579 - Defendant Representation: Counsel: Mr R Royle – Plaintiffs Mr R Perla - Defendant