Best v Rosamond [2020] NSWCA 90

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Best v Rosamond [2020] NSWCA 90 Hearing dates: 19 March 2020 Date of orders: 12 May 2020 Decision date: 12 May 2020 Before: Bell P at [1]; Leeming JA at [2]; Payne JA at [3] Decision: (1) Appeal dismissed; (2) Appellant to pay the costs of the respondent. Catchwords: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS – discoverability – personal injury – knowledge of seriousness that warrants bringing a cause of action – when plaintiff "ought to know" fact that injury was sufficiently serious to justify the bringing of an action on the cause of action Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), ss 50C, 50D Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 42.35, 51.36 Cases Cited: Baker-Morrison v State of New South Wales (2009) 74 NSWLR 454; [2009] NSWCA 35 Ditchburn v Seltzam Ltd (1989) 17 NSWLR 697 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Frizelle v Bauer [2009] NSWCA 239 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] HCA 8 State of New South Wales v Gillett [2012] NSWCA 83 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jeremy Best (Appellant) Geoffrey Rosamond (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: K Andrews (Appellant) J-J Loofs SC with S Walsh (Respondent) Solicitors: Wyatts Lawyers and Advisors (Appellant) Burridge & Legg (Respondent) File Number(s): 2019/240496 Publication restriction: Nil. Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Civil Citation: [2019] NSWDC 344 Date of Decision: 24 July 2019 Before: Abadee DCJ File Number(s): 2018/253490