Grigoriadis v Sidiropoulos [2019] NSWDC 486

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Grigoriadis v Sidiropoulos [2019] NSWDC 486 Hearing dates: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15 August; 22, 25 October; 3 December 2018; 8 and 22 February 2019; (close of submissions 22 March 2019) Date of orders: 13 September 2019 Decision date: 13 September 2019 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Judge Levy SC Decision: See [332] for orders Catchwords: TORTS – negligence – motor vehicle accident – factual findings concerning disputed factual circumstances and related determination of whether the first defendant was negligent and whether there was contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff; DAMAGES – assessment of claimed heads of damage Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 5B, s 5C, s 5D, s 5R, s 5S, s 15B Mental Health Act 1990 (NSW), s 29, s 33 Motor Accident Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), s 136, s141B Social Security Act 1991 (Cwth), s 1160, s 1184 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 20.15 Cases Cited: Boral Bricks Pty Ltd v Cosmidis; Boral Bricks Pty Ltd v DM & BP Wiskich Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 443 Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22; 214 CLR 118 Insurance Australia Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance v O'Rourke [2017] NSWSC 494 Mt Isa Mines Ltd v Pusey (1970) 125 CLR 383; [1970] HCA 60 Paric v John Holland (Constructions) Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 58 Redding v Lee (1983) 151 CLR 117; [1983] HCA 16 Sampco Pty Ltd v Wurth [2015] NSWCA 117 Todd v Bluescope Steel (AIS) Pty Limited [2006] NSWDDT 33 Wiki v Atlantis Relocations (NSW) Pty Ltd (2004) 60 NSWLR 127; [2004] NSWCA 174 Wynn v NSW Insurance Ministerial Corporation (1995) 184 CLR 485; [1995] HCA 53 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Kiparissia Grigoriadis (Plaintiff) Harry Sidiropoulos (First Defendant) The Nominal Defendant (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr E Romaniuk SC with Mr P Macarounas (Plaintiff) Mr R Cavanagh SC with Mr B Wilson (First defendant) Mr J Catsanos (Second defendant)