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Personal injuries

Peric-Davies v Mazdo

Peric-Davies v Mazdo [2004] NSWCA 20

The NSW Court of Appeal ordered a new trial on damages after finding the District Court failed to address past economic loss and out-of-pocket expenses.

  • Motor vehicle accident
  • Assessment of damages
  • Economic loss
  • Out-of-pocket expenses
  • Thresholds under motor accidents act
  • Personal-injuries
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Torts

JAMES HARDIE AND COY PTY LTD v TOMPSON v ANOR

JAMES HARDIE AND COY PTY LTD v TOMPSON v ANOR [1998] NSWCA 114

The Court of Appeal reduced a dust diseases damages award to deduct statutory compensation, upheld the Griffiths v Kerkemeyer assessment, and dismissed the cross-appeal.

  • Damages assessment
  • Dust diseases compensation
  • Gratuitous services (griffiths v kerkemeyer)
  • Appeal procedure
  • Personal-injury-damages
  • Dust-diseases
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Damages

CASSON and ANOR v BARTLETT

CASSON and ANOR v BARTLETT [1996] NSWCA 93

The Court of Appeal upheld a damages award, finding the trial judge was entitled to accept evidence that the respondent’s lower back pain was caused by the accident.

  • Measure of damages
  • Causal relationship
  • Motor vehicle accident
  • Assessment of damages
  • Personal-injuries
  • Damages
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Damages

PROTECTEX CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PTY LTD v MORKAYA

PROTECTEX CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PTY LTD v MORKAYA [1996] NSWCA 438

A workplace injury damages appeal turned on whether the worker had taken reasonable steps to mitigate loss under s 151L of the Workers Compensation Act.

  • Mitigation of damages
  • Statutory onus
  • Future loss of earning capacity
  • Past loss of earnings
  • Mitigation-of-damages
  • Workers-compensation
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Personal injuries

TUFEVSKA v STATE RAIL AUTHORITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

TUFEVSKA v STATE RAIL AUTHORITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES [1995] NSWCA 474

The Court of Appeal held the trial judge made a material factual error about when the worker stopped work and ordered a new trial.

  • Compensation claim
  • Factual error
  • Retrial
  • Transport authorities act 1980
  • Personal-injuries
  • Worker-compensation
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Damages

McLEAN v ROWEKAMP

McLEAN v ROWEKAMP [1995] NSWCA 287

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against damages for personal injuries, upholding the trial judge’s approach to economic loss, interest, and costs.

  • Economic loss
  • Interference with earning capacity
  • Interest on damages
  • Economic-loss
  • Personal-injury-damages
  • Earning-capacity
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Personal injuries

NEW SOUTH WALES INSURANCE MINISTERIAL CORPORATION v GLYNATSIS

NEW SOUTH WALES INSURANCE MINISTERIAL CORPORATION v GLYNATSIS [1995] NSWCA 335

The Court of Appeal dismissed an insurer’s appeal against a damages award, upholding findings of brain damage and rejecting claims of procedural error and undue reliance on demeanour.

  • Assessment of credibility of witnesses
  • Damages
  • Brain injury
  • Application of the rule in government insurance office v bailey
  • Personal-injuries
  • Witness-credibility
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Personal injuries

SANTIAGO v BARCLAY BROS

SANTIAGO v BARCLAY BROS [1995] NSWCA 416

The Court of Appeal partly upheld an appeal against a personal injuries damages award, increasing damages for future services and annual endoscopy testing.

  • Adequacy of damages
  • Assessment of damages
  • Appeal procedure
  • Personal-injuries
  • Assessment-of-damages
  • Court-of-appeal
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