Zaya v RPS Manidis Roberts Pty Ltd and UGL Engineering Pty Ltd t/a Energised Alliance [2019] NSWCA 320

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Zaya v RPS Manidis Roberts Pty Ltd and UGL Engineering Pty Ltd t/a Energised Alliance [2019] NSWCA 320 Hearing dates: 9 December 2019 Decision date: 20 December 2019 Before: Meagher JA at [1]; Gleeson JA at [2]; Leeming JA at [3]. Decision: 1. Refuse the application to tender the report of Mr Burn dated 16 April 2014. 2. Appeal dismissed. 3. Cross-appeal dismissed. 4. Appellant to pay respondents' costs. Catchwords: NEGLIGENCE – personal injury – plaintiff slipped and fell on building site – plaintiff sued occupier of site and employer – plaintiff claimed he fell while descending partially built staircase from which not all formwork had been removed – trial judge not persuaded that plaintiff's case made out – whether appellable error by primary judge in assessment of evidence – multitude of grounds advanced, all rejected – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 108(3) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 75A Cases Cited: Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Mekhail v Hana [2019] NSWCA 197 Monie v Commonwealth of Australia (2005) 63 NSWLR 729; [2005] NSWCA 25 Wilkinson v Law Courts Ltd [2001] NSWCA 196 Wojcic v Incorporated Nominal Defendant [1967] VR 263 Zaya v Manidis Roberts Pty Ltd and UGL Infrastructure Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 388 Zaya v Manidis Roberts Pty Ltd v UGL Infrastructure Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 515 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Andrawos Zaya (Appellant; First cross-respondent) RPS Manidis Roberts Pty Ltd and UGL Engineering Pty Ltd t/a Energised Alliance (First respondent; Cross-appellant) Silver Raven Pty Ltd (Second respondent; Second cross-respondent) Representation: Counsel: B J Gross QC, V Jurisich (Mr Zaya) G Curtin SC, D Talintyre (Energised Alliance) M Best (Silver Raven)