George Varvatselis by his tutor Suzanna Varvatselis v William Varvatselis [2020] NSWDC 13

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: George Varvatselis by his tutor Suzanna Varvatselis v William Varvatselis [2020] NSWDC 13 Hearing dates: 2–6 December 2019, 10 December 2019 Decision date: 14 February 2020 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Mahony SC DCJ Decision: Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. For orders see [332] Catchwords: MVA; assessment of damages; psychological injury Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Evidence Act 1995 Evidence (and Audio and Audio Visual Links) Act 1998 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Adelaide Stevedore Co Ltd v Forst (1940) 64 CLR 538 Brown v Lewis (2006) 65 NSWLR 587; [2006] NSWCA 87 Jones v Dunkel & Or (1959) 101 CLR 298 Lane v Nominal Defendant [2004] NSWCA 405 Manly Council v Byrne [2004] NSWCA 123 Mason v Demasi [2009] NSWCA 227 Medlin v State Government Insurance Office (1995) 182 CLR 1 Miller v Galderisi [2009] NSWCA 353 MSPR Pty Limited v Advanced Braking Technology Limited [2013] NSWCA 416 Nguyen v Tran [2018] NSWCA 215 Payne v Parker [1976] 1 NSWLR 191 Sampco Pty Limited v Wurth [2015] NSWCA 117 Category: Principal judgment Parties: George Varvatselis by his tutor Suzanna Varvatselis (Plaintiff) William Varvatselis (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R Royle (Plaintiff) K Rewell SC (Defendant)