NSW Caselaw
District Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Mohammed Abed v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2020] NSWDC 55 Hearing dates: 11-12 March 2020 Date of orders: 19 March 2020 Decision date: 19 March 2020 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraph 165 Catchwords: NEGLIGENCE – contributory negligence – plaintiff fell into pothole when stepping off pathway – whether contributory negligence is made out in plaintiff's failure to take precautions and look down before stepping off pathway
DAMAGES – assessment of damages – personal injury – non-economic loss – past and future out of pocket expenses – future domestic assistance Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Cases Cited: ACQ Pty Ltd v Cook (2008) 72 NSWLR 318 Angel v Hawkesbury City Council (2008) Aust Torts Rep 81-955 Apollo Shower Screens Pty Ltd v Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payments Corp (1985) 1 NSWLR 561 Australian Safeways Stores Pty Ltd v Zaluzna (1987) 162 CLR 479 Bankstown Foundry Pty Ltd v Braistina (1986) 160 CLR 301 Blatch v Archer (1774) 98 ER 969 Brodie v Singleton SC (2001) 206 CLR 512 Bunnings Group Ltd v Giudice [2018] NSWCA 144 C G Maloney Pty Ltd v Hutton-Potts [2006] NSWCA 136 Carey v Lake Macquarie City Council (2007) Aust Torts Rep 81-874 Collins v Clarence Valley Council [2015] NSWCA 263 Council of the City of Greater Taree v Wells [2010] NSWCA 147 Council of the City of Sydney v Bishop [2019] NSWCA 157 Council of the City of Sydney v Hunter [2014] NSWCA 449 Fallas v Mourlas (2006) 65 NSWLR 418 Grills v Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd (2015) NSWCA 72 Jaber v Rockdale City Council [2008] NSWCA 98 Ratewave Pty Ltd v BJ Illingby [2017] NSWCA 103 Roads & Traffic Authority of NSW v Dederer (2007) 234 CLR 330 Smith v Alone [2017] NSWCA 287 Thompson v Woolworths (Queensland) Pty Ltd (2005) 221 CLR 234 Wallace v Kam (2013) 250 CLR 375 Wyong Shire Council v Vairy [2004] NSWCA 247 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr M Abed (Plaintiff) Canterbury-Bankstown Council (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr V Jurisich for the plaintiff Mr E Anderson for the defendant
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