Jones v Braund (No. 2) [2020] NSWDC 54

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Jones v Braund (No. 2) [2020] NSWDC 54 Hearing dates: 24-28 February 2020, 2-4 March 2020 Date of orders: 19 March 2020 Decision date: 19 March 2020 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraphs 506-510 Catchwords: TORTS – Negligence – dental negligence – advice and treatment concerning 'All-on-4' implant procedure – whether negligence in failing to inquire of patient's previous practitioner – whether negligence in failure to consult patient's cardiologist before procedure – whether negligence in failing to disclose material risks of procedure – whether negligence in determining that patient was suitable candidate for 'All-on-4' implant procedure – whether negligence in failing to advise – relevance of 'informed consent' to action in negligence – whether negligence in administration of implant procedure – whether s 5O standard applicable to alleged breaches of duty – identification of risk of harm – whether breach of duty of care established

DAMAGES – causation – nature of damage – non-economic loss – past and future out of pocket expenses

EVIDENCE – admissibility of histories given by patient to treating doctors Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) ss 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E, 5O Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) ss 60, 136 Cases Cited: Badenach v Calvert [2016] HCA 18; (2016) 257 CLR 440 Ceva Logistics (Australia) Pty Ltd v Redbro Investments Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 46 Ellis v Wallsend District Hospital (1989) 17 NSWLR 553 F v R (1983) 33 SASR 189 Guthrie v Spence (2009) 78 NSWLR 225 Jones v Braund [2020] NSWDC 32 McKenna v Hunter & New England Local Health District [2013] NSWCA 476 Neal v Ambulance Service (NSW) [2008] NSWCA 346 Papakosmas v The Queen (1999) 196 CLR 297 Rogers v Whitaker (1992) 175 CLR 479 Rosenberg v Percival (2001) 205 CLR 434 Seltsam v Ghaleb [2005] NSWCA 208 South Western Sydney Local District v Gould [2018] NSWCA 69 Sparks v Hobson; Gray v Hobson [2018] NSWCA 29 Strong v Woolworths Ltd (2012) 246 CLR 182 Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) v Miller (2015) 91 NSWLR 752 Wallace v Kam (2013) 250 CLR 375 Zhang v Hardas (No.2) [2018] NSWSC 432 Texts Cited: Walmsley, Abadee, Zipser, Sirtes, Professional Liability in Australia (3rd ed, 2016, Thomson Reuters) [2.405] Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr RM Jones (Plaintiff) Mr M Braund (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff appeared in person Mr R O'Keefe for the Defendant