Booth v Fourmeninapub Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 57

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Booth v Fourmeninapub Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 57 Hearing dates: 23 March 2020 Decision date: 02 April 2020 Before: Bell P at [1]; Leeming JA at [2]; White JA at [62]. Decision: 1. Notice of motion filed 12 December 2019 dismissed, with costs. 2. Appeal dismissed, with costs. Catchwords: APPEAL - further evidence - special grounds - whether further evidence relevant to appeal confined to question of law - whether further evidence not obtainable with reasonable diligence - Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 75A(8)

WORKERS COMPENSATION - appeal from Workers Compensation Commission constituted by President - appeal confined to question of law - whether President erred in disregarding evidence of psychiatrist - distinction between identifying meaning of expert report and evaluating evidence - whether predisposition to bipolar disorder itself a disease which could be aggravated, accelerated, exacerbated or deteriorated during employment - definition of injury in (former) s 4(b)(ii) of Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), considered Legislation Cited: Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 75A Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), s 4 Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW), ss 74, 352, 353, 354 Cases Cited: Akins v National Australia Bank (1994) 34 NSWLR 155 Asioty v Canberra Abattoir Pty Ltd (1989) 167 CLR 533; [1989] HCA 40 Commissioner for Railways v Bain (1965) 112 CLR 246; [1965] HCA 5 Culver v Sekulich 344 P 2d 146 (Wyo, 1959) Federal Broom Co Pty Ltd v Semlitch (1964) 110 CLR 626; [1964] HCA 34 Ferella v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2014] NSWCA 378 Fourmeninapub Pty Ltd v Booth [2019] NSWWCCPD 25 Pacific National Pty Ltd v Baldacchino [2018] NSWCA 281 Paric v John Holland (Constructions) Pty Ltd [1984] 2 NSWLR 505 Paric v John Holland (Constructions) Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 58; 59 ALJR 844 Rodriguez v Telstra Corp Ltd [2002] FCA 30; 66 ALD 579 Schwartz Family Co Pty Ltd v Capitol Carpets Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 223 Searle v Commonwealth of Australia (2019) 100 NSWLR 55; [2019] NSWCA 127 Texts Cited: M Black, "Genetics in the Courtroom" (2003) 26(3) UNSWLJ 755 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Lynette Booth (Appellant) Fourmeninapub Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M J Cranitch SC, S Blount and T L Wong (Appellant) L D Robison and T C Jackson (Respondent)