El-Hassan v Stewart [2019] NSWDC 480

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: El-Hassan v Stewart [2019] NSWDC 480 Hearing dates: 31 July 2019; 2, 5, 6, 7 and 14 August 2019 Date of orders: 10 September 2019 Decision date: 10 September 2019 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiff for the sum of $18,094.27. (2) Costs reserved with liberty to apply. (3) Exhibits retained for 28 days. Catchwords: TORT – personal injury – Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) – contributory negligence – assessment of damages – conflicting medical opinions – absence of tax returns – whether attendant care services claim met the threshold – no issue of principle Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 5R Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1965 (NSW), s 9 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), ss 126 , 138 and 141B Cases Cited: Amoud v Al Batat (2009) 54 MVR 167 Boral Bricks Pty Ltd v Cosmidis; Boral Bricks Pty Ltd v DM & BP Wiskich Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 443 ECS Group (Australia) Pty Ltd v Hobby [2014] NSWCA 193 Falco v Aiyaz; Falco v Falzon (2015) 71 MVR 454 Giorginis v Kastrati [1988] 49 SASR 371 Gordon v Truong; Truong v Gordon [2014] NSWCA 97 Medlin v State Government Insurance Commission (1995) 182 CLR 1 Mitchell v Cullingral Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 389 State of NSW v Moss [2000] NSWCA 133 The Nominal Defendant v Kostic [2007] NSWCA 14 Volzhenin v Haile 2007 BCCA 317 Whalan v Kogarah Municipal Council [2007] NSWCA 5 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: Fadi El-Hassan Defendant: Christine Stewart Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Mr M Sciglitano Defendant: Mr M Nesbeth