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[2018] WADC 36
District Court of WA
2018-05-09
Original judgment source is linked above.
The application of both criteria is indicated because an injury which by its nature is catastrophic may not necessarily create an extra burden of work. For example, where a plaintiff, by reason of serious injury, is hospitalised for the rest of his or her life, the quantum of the claim may be uncontroversial.
(a) the question is whether more work is required than is allowed for by item 17 for preparation of the case for trial, and whether that extra work is occasioned by virtue of the nature of the subject injury;[1207]
(b) the question of an 'extra burden' in the second of the LCC Criteria is whether by virtue of the subject injuries more time is reasonably required to be spent in preparation of the case for trial than allowed by item 17;[1208]
(c) the court is required to evaluate as a matter or impression, and without usurping the role of the taxing officer, whether the work involved in preparation of the case for trial exceeds the limit of item 17;[1209]
(d) the extra burden must be due to the subject injury, meaning that the court is concerned with the effect of the injury itself on the work done on preparation for trial;[1210]
(e) the expression 'catastrophic injury' as used colloquially in personal injury litigation 'characterises injuries which have a profoundly disabling effect on the victim, generally by depriving the victim of independence such that a permanent need for attendant care and supervision is created';[1211]
(f) the words 'at issue in the proceedings' in the LCC Criteria should be taken to mean the subject of the proceedings;[1212]
(g) in considering whether an extra burden is imposed by virtue of certain injuries, it is appropriate and necessary to have regard to whether liability is in issue as preparation for trial where it is not will necessarily involve less work;[1213] and
(h) it is for the party entitled to costs to satisfy the court of the extra burden occasioned by virtue of the injury in order to justify the declaration.[1214]
First, if the effect of the injury is to render the plaintiff profoundly disabled, particularly in terms of cognitive function, but also physical function (for example, dysphasia, as in this case, or inability to ambulate), more time may need to be spent obtaining instructions than would be necessary otherwise.
Second, a profoundly disabled plaintiff, depending on the nature and effect of the injury in question, may require a next friend to conduct the action. As in this case, an administration order may be necessary. In that event, work has to be done to prove the cost of trustee and fund management fees in respect of any damages recovered.
Third, profoundly disabling injury may give rise to a greater number of heads of damage, in particular in relation to future needs, as well as the issue of life expectancy. More expert evidence is likely to be required in such a case.
Fourth, the nature of the injury may give rise to losses and needs of a complex nature, such that more time is spent by a legal practitioner on work requiring the skill of a practitioner. (Item 17 expressly states that the work may be done by a legal practitioner, clerk or paralegal, for each of whom there is a prescribed maximum hourly rate.)
Fifth, a catastrophic personal injury claim is likely to involve briefing independent counsel at an early stage.
(a) as regards Cooper's injuries;[1216]
(b) as regards Cooper's Developmental and Cognitive Impairments (using my defined term);[1217]
(c) that Cooper's need for care and assistance will increase from 27 hours per week to age 18 to 33 hours per week as an adult;[1218] and
(d) that Cooper will require the administration of his judgment as an adult.[1219]
This founds the submission that Cooper's injuries were 'catastrophic' for the purposes of the 2012 Determination and subsequent determinations.
After Cooper enters High School he would be expected to be much more independent with activities of daily living. Nursing care staff would focus on developing self-care routines with the support of the Occupational Therapist and Psychologist, supporting social and leisure activities whilst promoting fitness and supporting Cooper with any after school activities/therapies.
(a) to coordinate the provision of his medical therapeutic and rehabilitation services;
(c) to assist him with day-to-day activities, including to assist him to grow in independence in this regard; and
Should there be an uplift in the applicable costs determinations pursuant to LPA s 280?
... if a court or judicial officer is of the opinion that the amount of costs allowable in respect of a matter under a costs determination is inadequate because of the unusual difficulty, complexity or importance of the matter, the court or officer may do all or any of the following -
(a) order the payment of costs above those fixed by the determination;
(b) fix higher limits of costs than those fixed in the determination;
(c) remove limits on costs fixed in the determination;
(d) make any order or give any direction for the purposes of enabling costs above those in the determination to be ordered or assessed.
(e) counsel fee for the second and each successive day of hearing (item 20(c)).
(a) the court must first form an opinion that the costs otherwise allowable would be inadequate and second form an opinion that such inadequacy arises because of the unusual difficulty, complexity or importance of the matter;
(b) the requirement of inadequacy will be demonstrated if the applicant shows that there is a fairly arguable case that the bill to be presented to the taxing officer may tax at an amount which is greater than the limit that would be imposed by the relevant costs determination;
(c) because the determination would ordinarily be made in advance of taxation, it is a matter of impression rather than of detailed evaluation;
(d) in regard to unusual difficulty, complexity or importance, the court can have regard to whether the work done was appropriate to the significance of the issues that arose in the litigation, to the parties or the public or to the community generally;
(e) 'unusual' in LPA s 280(2) qualifies 'difficulty' only and not 'complexity' or 'importance';
(f) 'unusual' means unusual having regard to what one might describe as the usual run of civil cases in the court; and
(g) having heard the matter and being familiar with the way in which the case was conducted and the issues which were litigated, the court is in a position to form the opinions required under the section as matters of impression rather than science or mathematics.[1229]
What costs orders is the plaintiff entitled to?
(a) subject to order (d), the defendant pay the plaintiff's costs of the action, including reserved costs:
(1) up to 5 April 2017 on a party and party basis, to be taxed if not agreed; and
(2) from 6 April 2017 as between a law practice and its client, to be taxed if not agreed;
(b) the limits on costs fixed in the applicable determination for the following items be removed:
(5) counsel fee for the second and each successive day of hearing (item 20(c)).
(c) there be liberty to the parties to apply to a registrar (who may be the taxing officer) or the trial judge for any orders or directions required for the purposes of enabling costs above those in the determination to be assessed;
(d) the costs of and incidental to the defendant's application to further amend the defence filed 19 March 2018 be reserved.
I certify that the preceding paragraph(s) comprise the reasons for decision of the District Court of Western Australia.
[1] Statement of claim [4]; defence [3].
[3] Plaintiff's amended statement of claim, par 29.
[4] Plaintiff's closing submissions, par 176.
[5] Plaintiff's closing submissions, pars 176 - 177.
[6] Dare v Pulham [1982] HCA 70; (1982) 148 CLR 658, 664 (judgment of the court).
[8] Harris P, Nagy S, Vardaxis N (eds), Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions (2013, 3rd ANZ Edition, Elsevier).
[9] Meaning pertaining to the period of labour and birth: Mosby's (922).
[18] ts 454 (Lyneham); ts 1017 (Parry).
[19] ts 506 - 507 (Lyneham); ts 1018 (Parry); ts 1505 (Thompson).
[20] ts 455 (Lyneham); ts 1017 (Parry); ts 1505 (Thompson).
[46] Report dated 4 October 2011, exhibit 3, tab 3, page 5.
[59] Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22; (2003) 214 CLR 118 [31] (Gleeson CJ, Gummow and Kirby JJ); Fazio v Fazio [2012] WASCA 72 [42] - [44] (Murphy JA, with whom Pullin and Newnes JJA agreed).
[60] Makita (Aust) Pty Ltd v Sprowles [2001] NSWCA 305; (2001) 52 NSWLR 705 [35].
[68] Exhibit 1, tab 6, exhibit 17, exhibit 54.
[89] ts 123 (Hoglin); ts 209 - 210 (Ellis).
[96] Exhibit 3, tab 3, page 8 (Lyneham).
[99] ts 1484 (Thompson); ts 562 (Lyneham); ts 1199 (Amira).
[101] ts 1097 (Hagley); ts 1219 (Amira).
[107] ts 1193 - 1194 (Amira), ts 1057 (Hagley).
[114] Exhibit 1, tab 22; Exhibit 3, tab 8, page 3 (Tracy).
[120] ts 1484 (Thompson); 562 (Lyneham); ts 1199 (Amira).
[136] Above [204] - [206], also [48].
[137] Exhibit 1, tab 22, ts 1199, 1201 - 1202.
[141] ts 506, 509, 511, 582, 1514 - 1515.
[143] Exhibit 6, tab 1, page 2 (the partogram being part of the Bentley Hospital medical record pertaining to the delivery of Cooper).
[148] ts 455 - 456: See generally [49] - [52] above.
[150] Defendant's closing submissions, pars 109 - 113.
[159] Quoted in full context at [246] below.
[178] Exhibit 1, tab 22; ts 1201 - 1202.
[181] Exhibit 6, tab 4; ts 1527 - 1528.
[185] ts 456, 582 (Lyneham); 1486 (Thompson).
[187] See generally ts 506, 509, 511, 582, 1514 - 1515.
[196] ts 1266, also ts 1234, 1237, 1239.
[230] ts 490, terms explained at [38] above.
[234] ts 1232; as quoted above [260].
[277] Statement of claim, par 4; defence, par 3.
[278] Rogers v Whitaker [1992] HCA 58; (1992) 175 CLR 479, 487 (Mason CJ, Brennan, Dawson, Toohey, Gaudron, McHugh JJ); Cook v Cook [1986] HCA 73; (1986) 162 CLR 376, 382 (Mason, Wilson, Deane, Dawson JJ); Kerr v Minister for Health [2009] WASCA 32 [24] - [26] (Le Miere AJA, with whom Wheeler and Buss JJA agreed).
[279] Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) v Dederer [2007] HCA 42; (2007) 234 CLR 330 [70] (Gleeson CJ).
[280] Waverley Council v Ferreria [2005] NSWCA 418 [45] - [47] (Ipp J with whom Spigelman CJ and Tobias JA agreed).
[281] Graham Barclay Oysters Pty Ltd v Ryan [2002] HCA 54; (2002) 211 CLR 540 [87] (McHugh J).
[282] Adeels Palace Pty Ltd v Moubarak; Adeels Palace Pty Ltd v Bou Najem [2009] HCA 48; (2009) 239 CLR 420 [31], [40] (French CJ, Gummow, Hayne, Heydon and Crennan JJ).
[284] Wyong Shire Council v Shirt [1980] HCA 12; (1980) 146 CLR 40, 48 (Mason J); Waverley [45].
[285] Plaintiff's opening submissions, par 15.
[286] Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee [1957] 1 WLR 582, 587; [1957] 2 ALL ER 118, 122 (McNair J).
[287] This sub-section is discussed in some detail in Wright v Minister for Health [2016] WADC 93 [69] - [84] (Sweeney DCJ).
[288] South Metropolitan Health Service v Westcott [2016] WASCA 225.
[289] Westcott [104] - [106] (references omitted).
[290] Westcott v Minister for Health [2015] WADC 122 [40] (McCann DCJ).
[291] Rogers (489) (Mason CJ, Brennan, Dawson and McHugh JJ).
[292] Leheste v The Minister for Health [2012] WADC 92 [313] (Commissioner Gething).
[293] M_artin v Minister for Health_ [2016] WADC 15 [211] - [212] (Bowden DCJ).
[294] Dobler v Halverson [2007] NSWCA 335; (2007) 70 NSWLR 151; McKenna v Hunter & New England Local Health Districts (2013) Aust Torts Report 82-158; [2013] NSWCA 476.
[296] Wright v Minister for Health [2016] WADC 93.
[297] Wright [64] - [68] (emphasis in original).
[298] Panagoulias (by his next friend Fiona Averil Panagoulias) v East Metropolitan Health Service [No 4] [2017] WADC 118.
[299] Panagoulias [194] - [195].
[300] Brakoulias v Karunaharan (Ruling) [2012] VSC 272 [59], also [12].
[301] Halverson v Dobbler [2006] NSWSC 1307 [182] (McLellan CJ at CL), affirmed; Dobler [59 ] - [60] (Giles JA, with whom Ipp and Basten JJA agreed); Sydney South West Area Health Service v MD [2009] NSWCA 343; (2009) 260 ALR 702 [51] (Allsop P).
[302] MD v Sydney South West Area Health Service [2009] NSWDC 22 [ 7] (Goldring DCJ). See also Port Stephens Shire Council v Theodorakakis [2006] NSWCA 70 [15 ] (Bryson JA with whom Ipp JA and Giles JA agreed ) in relation to Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) s 42 (the equivalent to CLA s 5W).
[303] Interpretation Act 1984 (WA) s 32(1): 'The headings of the Parts, divisions and subdivisions into which a written law is divided form part of the written law'.
[304] Adeels [15], [23] - [40]; Department of Housing and Works v Smith [No 2] [2010] WASCA 25 [65] - [77] (Buss JA); see also [3] - [20] (Pullin JA, with whom Newnes JA agreed).
[305] Mustac v Medical Board of Western Australia [2007] WASCA 128 [38] (Martin CJ, with whom Wheeler and Buss JJA agreed).
[306] Explanatory Memorandum, Civil Liability Amendment Act 2004 (WA).
[314] CGU Insurance Ltd v Porthouse [2008] HCA 30; (2008) 235 CLR 103, 123 (Gummow, Kirby, Heydon, Crennan and Kiefel JJ).
[315] Amended statement of claim, par 29, particular (a).
[318] Amended statement of claim, par 29, particular (b).
[321] Amended statement of claim, par 29, particular (e).
[322] Plaintiff's closing submissions, par 12(a).
[325] ts 552 - 553 (Lyneham); ts 1526 (Thompson).
[327] Kelly v Bluestone Global Ltd (in liq) [2016] WASCA 90 [55] (McLure P), [69] (Murphy JA); [86] - [91] (Mitchell J).
[328] Amended statement of claim, par 29, particular (e).
[335] ts 1260 - 1262 (Amira); ts 483 (Lyneham); ts 1491 (Thompson).
[336] ts 1260 - 1262 (Amira); ts 564 (Lyneham); ts 1486 (Thompson).
[337] ts 1260 - 1262 (Amira); ts 482, ts 543 - 544 (Lyneham); ts 1491 (Thompson).
[339] See also: ts 477 (Lyneham); ts 1491 (Thompson).
[369] Kelly [55], [69], [86] - [91].
[370] Amended statement of claim, par 29, particular (e).
[371] Plaintiff's closing submissions, par 12(b).
[381] Exhibit 3, tab 3, page 20; exhibit 3, tab 5, page 2; ts 484, 550 - 551.
[383] Defendant's closing submissions, pars 74 - 79.
[394] See generally: Exhibit 3, tab 3, page 20; Exhibit 3, tab 5; pages 2-3; ts 485 - 487, 552 - 556, 605 - 606.
[395] See generally: Exhibit 3, tab 5; ts 485 - 487.
[402] ts 1506 - 1507; exhibit 6, tab 6, page 2.
[407] Defendant's closing submissions, par 48.
[412] See generally sections 4.5 and 5.10.
[426] ts 462 - 463 referred to in detail above [438].
[430] Kelly [55], [69], [86] - [91].
[431] Amended statement of claim, par 29, particular (g).
[432] Plaintiff's closing submissions, par 12(c).
[443] Exhibit 3, tab 3, pages 20 - 21; Exhibit 3, tab 5, page 3.
[471] Royal College Guidelines, exhibit 16, pt 5.4.
[476] Exhibit 16, section 5.5. See also section 5.4, both quoted above [501], [503].
[480] Exhibit 3, tab 3, pages 20 - 21; exhibit 3, tab 5, page 3.
[485] Kelly [55], [69], [86] - [91].
[486] Amended statement of claim, par 28.
[487] Amended statement of claim, par 31.
[490] See generally: ts 222 ff (Rao); 1399 - 1400 (Hunt).
[491] Exhibit 1, tab 35, 47, 52; ts 231 (Rao).
[493] ts 265 - 266 (Rao); ts 1400 (Hunt).
[505] Exhibit 1, tab 40, tab 41, tab 52.
[513] Defendant's closing submissions, par 266.
[514] Plaintiff's closing submissions, par 314.
[520] Exhibit 3, tab 8, page 4 (Tracy).
[521] Exhibit 5, tab 22, page 2; ts 1447.
[528] Exhibit 1, tab 22; Exhibit 3, tab 8, page 3 (Tracy).
[530] ts 223, 259, though Dr Rao refers to 'intermittent' pressure ventilation, not 'continuous', but nothing I could discern turns on this.
[531] Exhibit 6, tab 17, page 2; ts 1334 - 1335.
[539] ts 222 (Rao); 1368 (Ditchfeild).
[540] See generally ts 222, 228 (Rao).
[542] For example: exhibit 6, tab 27, page 3 (Do).
[551] See generally: ts 632;ts 748, ts 751 (Tracy); ts 1447 (Hunt); Mosby's (520) (diastole, diastolic), (1672) (systolic).
[557] Exhibit 3, tab 16, page 4; ts 634.
[558] Exhibit 6, tab 17, page 2, ts 1334.
[560] Exhibit 6, tab 22, page 3; ts 1447.
[565] ts 1368 (Ditchfield); exhibit 3, tab 16, page 4 (Keenan).
[568] Exhibit 1, tab 34; Mosby's 431, 781.
[569] See generally: ts 284 (Nguyen); ts 1371 - 1372 (Ditchfield); Mosby's 325, 329, Exhibit 26, appendices 20 and 21.
[570] Exhibit 1, tab 34 (Nguyen); Exhibit 6, tab 20, page 2 (Hunt); exhibit 3, tab 16 , page 5 (Keenan); ts 653 (Keenan); exhibit 6, tab 9, page 2 (Ditchfield).
[576] ts 639 (Keenan); ts 1395 - 1396, 1449 (Hunt); exhibit 6, tab 20, page 2 (Hunt).
[579] ts 1409, 1450 (Hunt); Exhibit 6, tab 15, page 1 (Ditchfield), ts 1331, 1350, 1352 (Ditchfield).
[580] Exhibit 6, tab 15, page 1; ts 1331.
[582] ts 286 (Nguyen); ts 1409, 1451 (Hunt); ts 1321, 1343, 1349, 1351, 1353 (Ditchfield).
[597] ts 288 (Nguyen); Mosby's 1291.
[598] Exhibit 1, tab 34; ts 277 - 278.
[599] Mosby's 127, 561, 781, 1080, 1643.
[607] Exhibit 6, tab 9, page 5 (Ditchfield); ts 287 (Nguyen); ts 599 (Lyneham); ts 764 (Tracy); ts 697 (Keenan).
[609] Exhibit 6, tab 9, page 5 (Ditchfield); ts 287 (Nguyen); ts 599 (Lyneham); ts 764 (Tracy); ts 697 (Keenan).
[611] Exhibit 3, tab 16, page 7; ts 648, 650.
[612] Exhibit 6, tab 9, page 5 (Ditchfield); ts 265 - 266 (Rao); ts 289, 291 (Nguyen); ts 599 - 600 (Lyneham); ts 700 - 701 (Keenan); ts 769 (Tracy); ts 1369 (Ditchfield).
[613] Exhibit 6, tab 9, page 5 (Ditchfield); ts 265 (Rao); ts 289, 291 (Nguyen); ts 701 (Keenan); ts 769 (Tracy); 1396, 1409 (Hunt).
[614] ts 772, 778 (Tracy); ts 1126, 1128 (Keenan); ts 1330, 1335, 1369, 1381 - 1382 (Ditchfield); ts 1402, 1405 (Hunt).
[620] ts 265 - 266 (Rao). See also ts 1401 (Hunt).
[625] Exhibit 6, tab 13, page 1; ts 1332, 1367.
[635] The annotated hard copy images are exhibit 29.
[637] ts 1371, also ts 1341, 1372, 1376.
[643] Exhibit 3, tab 8, page 5 (references omitted).
[646] Exhibit 6, tab 20, page 2; ts 1407 (Hunt).
[647] Exhibit 6, tab 9, page 5; exhibit 6, tab 11; ts 1326.
[648] Exhibit 6, tab 9, page 5; exhibit 6, tab 11.
[652] Exhibit 3, tab 16, pages 8, 9; ts 716.
[657] Sarnat H B, Sarnat, M S, 'Neonatal encephalopathy following fetal distress: A clinical and electrographic study', Arch Neurol 33: 696 - 705, 1976.
[670] See generally: ts 232 - 234, 242, 257.
[672] Exhibit 1, tab 35, 36, 37 and 38.
[673] Exhibit 6, tab 22, page 4; ts 1404.
[674] Exhibit 6, tab 22, page 4; ts 1405.
[678] ts 269 (Rao); ts 736 (Tracy); ts 1399 (Hunt).
[728] Exhibit 3, tab 8, page 5. This reference is quoted in full below ([864]).
[737] Wallace v Kam [2013] HCA 19; (2013) 250 CLR 375 [22] (judgment of the court).
[738] Tabet v Gett [2010] HCA 12; (2010) 240 CLR 537 [66] (Hayne and Bell JJ). See also [114] (Kiefel J).
[740] Wallace [16]; Adeels Palace Pty Ltd v Moubarak [2009] HCA 48; (2009) 239 CLR 420 [45]; Strong v Woolworths Limited t/as Big W [2012] HCA 5; 246 CLR 182 [20].
[744] Plaintiff's opening submissions, pars 34 to 47; Plaintiff's closing submissions, par 38.
[745] Bennett v Minister of Community Welfare [1992] HCA 27; (1992) 176 CLR 408, 412 - 413 (Mason CJ, Deane J and Toohey J), 428 (McHugh J); March v E & MH Stramare Pty Ltd [1991] HCA 12; (1991) 171 CLR 506, at 515 (Mason CJ), 522, 524 (Deane J); Lyle v Soc [2009] WASCA 3 [40] (Steytler P).
[746] BGC Residential Pty Ltd v Fairwater Pty Ltd [ 2012] WASCA 268 [43] (Pullin JA, with whom Newnes and Murphy JJA agreed).
[747] McGhee v National Coal Board [1973] 1 WLR 1; State of Western Australia v Watson [1990] WAR 248 286; Lyle [40].
[748] Amaca Pty Ltd (under NSW administered winding up) v Booth; Amaba Pty Ltd (under NSW administered winding up) v Booth [2011] HCA 53; 246 CLR 36 [47] (French CJ); March (514) (Mason CJ).
[750] See generally: Strong [25]; Amaca [81].
[751] As to which, see: King v Western Sydney Local Health Network [2013] NSWCA 162 [155] (Hoeben JA).
[758] Exhibit 6, tab 2, page 6, ts 1545ff.
[761] Exhibit 3, tab 3, page 21; ts 493.
[763] Wallace [14] (substituting the relevant references to the CLA in place of the references to the equivalent provision of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), being s 5D and 5E).
[766] Amended statement of claim, par 31.
[767] Stridor is an abnormal high-pitched musical sound caused by an obstruction in the trachea or larynx (Mosby's (1639)).
[770] Exhibit 1, tab 36, tab 36, tab 37.
[775] Exhibit 1, tabs 38, 50, exhibit 2, tabs 54 and 70; exhibit 2, tabs 62 and 64.
[779] Exhibit 4, tab 30, pages 7, 9 - 12.
[781] Defendant's closing submissions, pars 451 - 452.
[784] Exhibit 4, tab 34, pages 3, 6, 9.
[786] Exhibit 4, tab 31, pages 4, 6 - 9.
[787] Exhibit 6, tab 32, pages 8, 9, 16.
[802] Exhibit 1, tab 50; exhibit 2, tabs 54, 55, 65, 70.
[805] Exhibit 6, tab 29, pages 5, 11; ts 1581.
[807] Exhibit 6, tab 27, pages 8, 10; ts 1562.
[811] Exhibit 6, tab 29, pages 6 - 7, 11.
[825] Exhibit 6, tab 27, page 10; ts 1563.
[827] Exhibit 3, tab 23, pages 8, 9, 12.
[828] Exhibit 6, tab 29, pages 5, 11, 12; ts 1586.
[834] Exhibit 6, tab 27, pages 8, 12, 13.
[835] Exhibit 6, tab 29, pages 5 - 6, 11, 12.
[838] Exhibit 3, tab 21, pages 4, 5. 8.
[839] Exhibit 6, tab 27, pages 8 - 9, 12, 13.
[840] Exhibit 3, tab 23, page 12, also 10.
[841] Exhibit 6, tab 29, pages 5, 11, 12.
[842] Exhibit 6, tab 29, pages 5 - 6, 11.
[848] Exhibit 3, tab 23, page 12; also ts 407.
[853] Exhibit 3, tab 21, pages 5 - 6, 8.
[858] ts 1565 (Do). Dr Pestell's description is in similar terms: ts 389.
[859] Exhibit 3, tab 19, pages 8 - 10.
[861] Exhibit 3, tab 23, page 13, also 11.
[866] Exhibit 3, tab 23, page 12 (Pestell).
[867] Exhibit 3, tab 23, age 14 (Pestell).
[868] Exhibits 34 (Jule Teschinsky - education assistant in pre-primary, year 1, year 2); 35 (Caroline Kennedy - education assistant in year 1): 36 (Anna Hasapopoulos - year 1 teacher); and 37 (Eila Tolonen - year 2 teacher).
[872] Amended statement of claim, par 31.
[873] Defendant's closing submissions, pars 161 - 167.
[874] CLA s 5D; March (515) (Mason CJ), (522 - 523) (Deane J); BGC [41]; Cole v P & O Ports Ltd [2002] WASCA 157 [22].
[875] Amaca Pty Ltd v Ellis [2010] HCA 5; (2010) 240 CLR 111 [70] (French CJ, Gummow, Hayne, Heydon, Crennan, Kiefel and Bell JJ); BGC Residential Pty Ltd [41].
[876] Swick Nominees Pty Ltd t/as Swick Drilling Australia v Norncott Pty Ltd [No 3] [2013] WASC 173 [153] (Allanson J).
[878] Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; (1938) 60 CLR 336, 343 (Latham CJ).
[879] Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8; ([1959] HCA 8; 1959) 101 CLR 298, 305 (Dixon CJ).
[880] Jones v Sutherland Shire Council [1979] 2 NSWLR 206, 227 (Mahoney JA).
[881] St George Club Ltd v Hines (1961) 35 ALJR 106, 107 (Dixon CJ, Kitto, Taylor, Menzies, Windeyer JJ); Tubemakers of Australia Ltd v Fernandez (1976) 50 ALJR 720,724 (Mason J, with whom Barwick CJ and Gibbs J agreed); Seltsam Pty Ltd v McGuiness (2000) 49 NSWLR 262 [80] (Spigelman CJ), [201] (Stein JA).
[883] Jones v Dunkel (309) (Menzies J).
[884] Luxton v Vines [1952] HCA 19; [1952] HCA 19; (1952) 85 CLR 352, 358 (Dixon, Fullagar, Kitto JJ); Chamberlain v The Queen (No 2) [1984] HCA 7; ([1984] HCA 7; 1984) 153 CLR 521, 536 (Gibbs CJ and Mason J); Robinson v The Owners of Reflections Waterfront Apartments West Tower Strata Plan 58085 [2017] WASCA 190 [47] (reasons of the court); Fazio v Fazio [2012] WASCA 72 [48] (Murphy JA, with whom Pullin and Newnes JJA agreed).
[887] **Luxton (**360) (Dixon, Fullagar & Kitto JJ); Nominal Defendant v Owens (1978) 22 ALR 128, 132 (Muirhead J); Executive Director of Health v Lily Creek International Pty Ltd [2000] WASCA 258; (2000) 22 WAR 510 [62] - [66], [76], [77] (Ipp J with whom Owen and Miller JJ agreed); Fazio [48].
[890] St George Club (107); Tubemakers (724); Amaca [43] (French CJ).
[891] **Tubemakers (**724); Fazio [46].
[892] Seltsam [83]; Fernandez v Tubemakers of Australia Ltd [1975] 2 NSWLR 190, 197 (Glass JA), (Fernandez (CA)); Fazio [46].
[893] Seltsam [79], [89], [153]; Amaca [43].
[894] Sydney South West Area Health Service v Stamoulis [2009] NSWCA 153 [138] (Ipp JA with whom Beazley JA and Giles JA agreed); Seltsam [143] - [144].
[895] Seltsam [142] - [143], [98] (references omitted).
[896] Commonwealth v McLean [1996] NSWSC 657; (1996) 41 NSWLR 389, 410 (Handley & Beazley JJA).
[897] Stamoulis [138]; Seltsam [89], [94] - [96], [98] - [100], [102], [143], [144] and [153].
[899] Seltsam [91], [98]. See also: Amaca [48].
[900] Belhaven and Stenton Peerage [1875] 1 App Cas 278, 279 (Lord Cairns).
[901] Defendant's closing submissions, pars 370 - 376.
[902] Amaca [64] - [71] (Gummow, Hayne and Crennan JJ).
[904] Seltsam [89], [98], [183].
[905] Seltsam [265 ], [298].
[908] Defendant's closing submissions, par 377 - 403.
[909] EMI (Australia) Ltd v Bes [1970] 2 NSWR 238, 242 (Herron CJ).
[910] Tudor Capital Australia Pty Ltd v Christensen [2017] NSWCA 26 [383].
[911] Fernandez (CA) 200 (Mahoney JA). The Chief Justice notes that this passage was quoted with approval by the Full Court of the Supreme Court of Victoria in Dahl v Grier [1981] VicRp 50; (1981) VR 513, 523.
[912] Kay v Ayrshire and Arran Health Board [1987] UKHL 17; [1987] 2 All ER 417, 425.
[913] Defendant's closing submissions, par 243, 276.
[916] Defendant's closing submissions, par 271 - 275.
[917] Exhibit 6, tab 11; exhibit 6, tab 9, page 5.
[918] Exhibit 3, tab 16, pages 8, 10 - 11; ts 715. See section 13.5 above.
[919] Defendant's closing submissions, par 377.
[922] Exhibit 1, tab 46; ts 281 - 283 (Nguyen); exhibit 3, tab 16, page 9 (Keenan); ts 1323, 1359 (Ditchfield); ts 1396, 1409 (Hunt).
[924] Exhibit 1, tab 46; ts 706 (Keenan).
[927] ts 656 (Keenan); ts 1451 (Hunt).
[929] Exhibit 1, tab 46; ts 286 (Nguyen); ts 1409 (Hunt); ts 1323, 1355 (Ditchfield).
[931] ts 286 (Nguyen); ts 1409 (Hunt); exhibit 6, tab 15, page 1 (Ditchfield), ts 1331, 1355 (Ditchfield).
[934] Exhibit 8; ts 285 (Nguyen); ts 668 (Keenan); ts 1324 (Ditchfield); ts 1398 (Hunt).
[937] Exhibit 8 (Shipman); ts 285 (Nguyen); ts 1324, 1355 (Ditchfield); ts 1398 (Hunt).
[942] Exhibit 8 (Shipman); ts 286 (Nguyen); ts 1409 (Hunt); ts 1324 (Ditchfield).
[943] ts 1341, 1371 - 1372, 1376 (Ditchfield); ts 1451, 1453 (Hunt).
[948] Exhibit 6, tab 20, page 3; ts 1397.
[955] Exhibit 3, tab 8, page 4 (references omitted).
[972] Exhibit 3, tab 16, pages 10 - 11, 15-17 (references omitted).
[986] Exhibit 3, tab 16, pages 11, 15 - 17.
[987] Exhibit 3, tab 8, page 5 (references omitted).
[988] Exhibit 6, tab 24, page 9 (references omitted).
[989] Exhibit 3, tab 10, page 3 (references omitted).
[990] Exhibit 6, tab 24, page 9 - 10 (references omitted).
[993] Exhibit 6, tab 22, page 4; exhibit 6, tab 24, page 10; ts 1406.
[995] ts 775 (Tracy); ts 944 (Pestell); exhibit 6, tab 22, page 5 (Hunt); s 1399, 1431 (Hunt).
[1016] Exhibit 6, tab 27, page 14 (references omitted).
[1017] Exhibit 6, tab 27, page 14 (references omitted).
[1031] See text accompanying footnote 639.
[1033] Exhibit 6, tab 27, pages 8, 14 (Do); exhibit 6, tab 29, page 12 (Do); ts 1567 (Do).
[1037] Exhibit 3, tab 19, page 11; ts 943.
[1042] Exhibit 6, tab 22, page 6. Also exhibit 6, tab 20, page 3.
[1045] Above [777]; exhibit 6, tab 29A, page 2.
[1052] Defendant's closing submissions, pars 399 - 400.
[1055] Purkess v Crittenden [1965] HCA 34; (1965) 114 CLR 164 (168) (Barwick CJ, Kitto and Taylor JJ); Watts v Rake [1960] HCA 58; (1960) 108 CLR 158 (159 - 160) (Dixon CJ), (163 - 164) (Menzies J with whom Windeyer J agreed); Van der Velde v Halloran [2011] WASCA 252 [138] (judgment of the court).
[1057] Shorey [41] (Gleeson CJ, McHugh & Gummow JJ) (references omitted).
[1058] Shorey [46], [48] (Gleeson CJ, McHugh & Gummow JJ) (references omitted).
[1059] Hirst v Sydney South West Area Health Service [2011] NSWSC 664 [140] - [142] (Davies J).
[1063] Belhaven and Stenton Peerage (279); [820] above.
[1067] Plaintiff's closing submissions, par 407; Defendant's closing submissions, par 406.
[1068] Plaintiff's particulars of damages after trial, filed 2 November 2017.
[1069] Particulars of damages, filed 22 February 2016.
[1070] See for example: Exhibit 3, tab 23, page 15 (Pestell); Exhibit 6, tab 27, pages 16 - 17 (Do); Exhibit 6, tab 32, pages 14 - 15, 27 (Pass); exhibit 6, tab 34, page 2 (Pass); Exhibit 4, tab 28, pages 12 - 13 (Burns).
[1073] Reynolds v The State of Western Australia [No 2] [2013] WADC 176 [476] - [487] (Herron DCJ).
[1074] Livingstone v Rawyards Coal Company (1880) 5 App Cas 25, 39 (Lord Blackburn); Husher v Husher [1999] HCA 47; (1999) 197 CLR 138, 142 - 143 [6] (Gleeson CJ, Gummow, Kirby and Hayne JJ).
[1075] Brocx v Mounsey [2010] WASCA 196 [98] (Newnes JA, with whom Pullin and & Murphy JJA agreed).
[1076] Griffiths v Kerkemeyer [1977] HCA 45; (1977) 139 CLR 161, 192 (Mason J); Van Gervan v Fenton [1992] HCA 54; (1992) 175 CLR 327, 333 (Mason CJ, Toohey & McHugh JJ).
[1077] Van Gervan, 340 (Brennan J).
[1079] Griffiths, 164 (Gibbs J).
[1080] Sharman v Evans [1977] HCA 8; (1977) 138 CLR 563, 573 (Gibbs and Stephen JJ).
[1083] Planet Fisheries Pty Ltd v La Rosa [1968] HCA 62; (1968) 119 CLR 118, 125 (judgment of the court); Sharman v Evans (572); Houlahan v Pitchen [2009] WASCA 104 [107] (Newnes JA, with whom Pullin and Miller JJA agreed).
[1085] Exhibit 4, tab 28, pages 15 - 16.
[1089] Exhibit 4, tab 28, Annexure G.
[1092] Exhibit 4, tab 28, Annexure G.
[1093] Exhibit 6, tab 34, page 11 ($57.05 plus GST = $62.76).
[1097] Exhibit 6, tab 32, pages 15; exhibit 6, tab 34, pages 3, 5; ts 1302.
[1119] Exhibit 6, tab 34, pages 4, 5.
[1121] Exhibit 6, tab 34, page 7 - 8.
[1123] Exhibit 6, tab 32, page 15, exhibit 6, tab 34, page 2.
[1127] Exhibit 4, tab 28, pages 24 - 25.
[1130] Plaintiff's particulars of damages after trial. The amount of $33.33 is 1/40th of average weekly earnings at May 2017.
[1132] Exhibit 4, tab 28, Life Care Plan Table, section 4b.
[1134] Exhibit 6, tab 32, page 14; exhibit 6, tab 34, pages 3 - 4.
[1135] Exhibit 4, tab 28, page 12. See also: ts 875, 905.
[1136] Plaintiff's substituted particulars.
[1137] Exhibit 4, tab 28, Life Care Plan Table, section 4c.
[1138] Exhibit 6, tab 32, pages 15, 26.
[1140] Exhibit 6, tab 32, page 17; ts 1310.
[1153] See also: ts 875 - 877, 905 - 908.
[1156] See for example: ts 826 - 830 (Williams).
[1158] Exhibit 4, tab 28, page 13; ts 899.
[1159] Exhibit 4, tab 28, page 11 (references omitted). See also ts 833 (Williams).
[1162] Exhibit 4, tab 28, table 7; Exhibit 4, tab 31, page 11; ts 818 - 819 (Williams).
[1163] Exhibit 6, tab 32, pages 15, 26.
[1164] Golden Eagle International Training Pty Ltd v Zhang [2007] HCA 15; (2007) 229 CLR 498 [4] (Gummow, Callinan and Crennan JJ); [68] - [70] (Kirby and Hayne JJ).
[1165] Australian Bureau of Statistics, Life Tables States, Territories and Australia, 2014 - 2016, Table 9.1, Life Tables.
[1166] Rules of the Supreme Court 1971 (WA) O 70 r 12.
[1167] Plaintiff's closing submissions, pars 415 - 417.
[1168] Defendant's opening submissions, pars 91 - 92; defendant's closing submissions, par 408.
[1169] Gray v Richards [2014] HCA 40; (2014) 253 CLR 660 [4] (judgment of the court).
[1171] Rules of the Supreme Court 1971 (WA) O 70 r 12; Morris v Zanki [(1997) 18 WAR 260, 286 (judgment of the court).
[1172] Rules of the Supreme Court 1971 (WA) O 70 r 12.
[1173] **Morris (**286), (294) (judgment of the court); Jones v Moylan (1997) 18 WAR 492.
[1174] Ellis (By his next friend Christopher Ellis) v East Metropolitan Health Service [2018] WADC 36.
[1176] Defendant's submissions, par 6.
[1177] Defendant's submissions, par 8.
[1178] Defendant's submissions [22].
[1179] District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 (WA) s 64 (DCA); Rules of the Supreme Court 1971 (WA) (RSC) O 66 r 1(1).
[1180] District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 (WA) s 64 (DCA); Rules of the Supreme Court 1971 (WA) (RSC) O 66 r 1(1).
[1181] Hughes v St Barbara Ltd [2011] WASCA 234 (S) [5] (judgment of the court).
[1182] Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72 [22] (Gaudron and Gummow JJ), [65] - [66], (McHugh J, with whom Brennan CJ agreed), [134] (Kirby J); Hughes [5]; Naidoo v Williamson [2008] WASCA 179 [39] (Steytler P, with whom, Pullin JA and Murray AJA agreed); Brookvista Pty Ltd v Meloni [2009] WASCA 180 [26] (Newnes JA, with whom Buss JA agreed); Woodley v Woodley [No 2] [2017] WASC 94(S) [14] (Pritchard J).
[1183] Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 59; (1990) 170 CLR 534, 558 (Dawson J)
[1184] Swansdale Pty Ltd v Whitcrest Pty Ltd [2010] WASCA 129 (S) [10] (judgment of the court).
[1185] See generally: Browne v Browne [No 2] [2017] WASC 375(S) [27] (Smith AJ); Woodley [37] - [38] ; Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd v Lo Presti [2009] WASCA 115 [16] - [32] (Buss JA, with whom Wheeler JA agreed); Hughes v St Barbara Ltd [2011] WASCA 234 (S) [13] (judgment of the court); Smoothy Resource Logistics Pty Ltd v Kimberley Shayne McAullay [No 2] [2016] WADC 48 [34] (Gething DCJ).
[1186] Flotilla Nominees Pty Ltd v Western Australian Land Authority [2003] WASC 122 (S); 28 WAR 95 [22] (Pullin J)
[1187] Bray v Ryan [1999] WADC 66 [35] - [37] (Commissioner Reynolds). See also: Griffins v Delron Cleaning Pty Ltd [2003] WADC 123 [13] (Martino DCJ).
[1188] Saraceni v Jones [2012] WASCA 59 (S) [7] (judgment of the court); Swansdale [17]; Flotilla [28]; Rodwell v Hutchinson [2009] WADC 180 [13] - [16] (Goetze DCJ).
[1189] EMI Records Ltd v Ian Cameron Wallace Ltd [1983] Ch 59 [71] - [72]; See also Soord v Yacoub [2017] WASC 295 [7] (Registrar C Boyle).
[1192] Defendant's submissions, [22] - [25].
[1194] See generally: Cerini v The Minister for Transport [2001] WASC 309 (S) [7] - [10] (Parker J); Roche v Steven Constantine Varnavides in his Capacity as Executor of the Estate of the Lillian Rose Varnavides and Anor [2004] WASC 164 [19 ] - [27] (Newnes M); Sunlec International Ltd v Carroll Australasia Pty Ltd [2001] WASC 354 [14] (Wheeler J). See also: Elecspress Pty Ltd v LED Technologies Pty Ltd [2013] FAFC 116 [24] (judgment of the court).
[1195] Oxlade v Gosbridge Pty Ltd (No 2) [1999] NSWCA 165 [4], [8] - [9] (Mason P with whom Fitzgerald JA & Sheppard AJA agreed). The relevant rule was District Court Rules 1973 (NSW) Pt 19A r 9(5).
[1197] Defendant's submissions, pars [26] - [30].
[1198] Roche [26]; Ross v Suncorp Metway Insurance Ltd [2002] QCA 93 [1], [3], [30] (Davies JA, Thomas JA & Douglas J).
[1199] Roche [26]; Collins v Carey [2002] QSC 417 [10] (Philippides J).
[1200] Roche [26]; Campbell v Jones [2002] QCA 332, [57] - [58], [69] - [71] (Fryberg and Mullins JJ).
[1201] Roche [26]; Castro v Hillery [2002] QCA 359; [2003] 1 Qd R 651, 663-664 (Williams JA, with whom Wilson JA concurred); Simonovski v Bendigo Bank Ltd (No 2) [2003] VSC 139 [18] - [19] (Ashley J).
[1202] McGlinn as administrator for Jeffrey Craig McGlinn v Joondalup Hospital Pty Ltd [No 2] [2014] WADC 3.
[1203] McGlinn [28] (Staude DCJ).
[1204] Oshlack [22], [65] - [66], [134] (Kirby J); Hughes [5]; Naidoo [39]; Brookvista [26].
[1205] See Division 5 of the Legal Professions Act 2008 (WA).
[1215] McGlinn [55] - [59].
[1218] Ellis [1012], [1027], [1055].
[1221] Ellis [1043] - [1046].
[1223] Plaintiff's Submissions, par 67.
[1224] Cazaly Iron Pty Ltd v Minister for Resources [No 5] [2008] WASCA 181 [1] (Wheeler JA); [10] (Buss JA, with whom Pullin JA agreed).
[1225] Haddon v Everitt [2001] 126 A Crim R 418; [2001] WASCA 420 [60] (Wallwork J); Stanley v Phillips [1960] HCA 24; 115 CLR 470, 479 (Barwick CJ)
[1226] Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd v Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd [No 11] [2011] WASC 74 [102] (Murray J).
[1227] Cifuentues v Fugro Spatial Solutions Pty Ltd [2009] WASC 316 (S) [54] (Murray J).
[1228] Atwell v Roberts [2013] WASCA 37 S [15] - [17] (judgment of the court); Wainright v Barrick Gold of Australia [2014] WASCA 15(S) [7] - [9] (judgment of the court); Cape Lambert Resources Ltd v MCC Australia Sanjin Mining Pty Ltd [2013] WASCA 66(S) [3] (judgment of the court); O'Rouke v P & B Corporation Pty Ltd [2008] WASC 36(S) [23] (Martin CJ); Heartlink Ltd v Jones As Liquidator of HL Diagnostics Pty Ltd (in liq) [2007] WASC 254(S) (Martin CJ) [11].
[1230] Beasley v Ocean Foods International Pty Ltd [2005] WASC 116 [14] (Master Sanderson).
Adeels Palace Pty Ltd v Moubarak; Adeels Palace Pty Ltd v Bou Najem [2009] HCA 48; (2009) 239 CLR 420
Amaca Pty Ltd (under NSW administered winding up) v Booth; Amaba Pty Ltd (under NSW administered winding up) v Booth [2011] HCA 53; 246 CLR 36
Amaca Pty Ltd v Ellis [2010] HCA 5; (2010) 240 CLR 111
Bennett v Minister of Community Welfare [1992] HCA 27(1992) 176 CLR 408
BGC Residential Pty Ltd v Fairwater Pty Ltd [2012] WASCA 268
Brakoulias v Karunaharan (Ruling) [2012] VSC 272
Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; (1938) 60 CLR 336
Brocx v Mounsey [2010] WASCA 196
CGU Insurance Ltd v Porthouse [2008] HCA 30; (2008) 235 CLR 103
Chamberlain v The Queen (No 2) [1984] HCA 7; (1984) 153 CLR 521
Cole v P & O Ports Ltd [2002] WASCA 157
Commonwealth v McLean [1996] NSWSC 657; (1996) 41 NSWLR 389
Cook v Cook [1986] HCA 73; (1986) 162 CLR 376
Dare v Pulham [1982] HCA 70; (1982) 148 CLR 658
Department of Housing and Works v Smith [No 2] [2010] WASCA 25
Dobler v Halverson [2007] NSWCA 335; (2007) 70 NSWLR 151
Executive Director of Health v Lily Creek International Pty Ltd [2000] WASCA 258; (2000) 22 WAR 510
Fazio v Fazio [2012] WASCA 72
Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22; (2003) 214 CLR 118
Golden Eagle International Training Pty Ltd v Zhang [2007] HCA 15; (2007) 229 CLR 498
Graham Barclay Oysters Pty Ltd v Ryan [2002] HCA 54; (2002) 211 CLR 540
Gray v Richards [2014] HCA 40; (2014) 253 CLR 660
Griffiths v Kerkemeyer [1977] HCA 45; (1977) 139 CLR 161
Halverson v Dobbler [2006] NSWSC 1307
Hirst v Sydney South West Area Health Service [2011] NSWSC 664
Houlahan v Pitchen [2009] WASCA 104
Husher v Husher [1999] HCA 47; (1999) 197 CLR 138
Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8; (1959) 101 CLR 298
Kay v Ayrshire and Arran Health Board [1987] UKHL 17; [1987] 2 All ER 417
Kelly v Bluestone Global Ltd (in liq) [2016] WASCA 90
Kerr v Minister for Health [2009] WASCA 32
King v Western Sydney Local Health Network [2013] NSWCA 162
Leheste v The Minister for Health [2012] WADC 92
Luxton v Vines [1952] HCA 19; (1952) 85 CLR 352
Lyle v Soc [2009] WASCA 3
Makita (Aust) Pty Ltd v Sprowles [2001] NSWCA 305; (2001) 52 NSWLR 705
March v E & MH Stramare Pty Ltd [1991] HCA 12 (1991) 171 CLR 506
Martin v Minister for Health [2016] WADC 15
McKenna v Hunter & New England Local Health Districts (2013) Aust Torts Report 82-158; [2013] NSWCA 476
MD v Sydney South West Area Health Service [2009] NSWDC 22
Mustac v Medical Board of Western Australia [2007] WASCA 128
Panagoulias (by his next friend Fiona Averil Panagoulias) v East Metropolitan Health Service [No 4] [2017] WADC 118
Planet Fisheries Pty Ltd v La Rosa [1968] HCA 62; (1968) 119 CLR 118
Port Stephens Shire Council v Theodorakakis [2006] NSWCA 70
Purkess v Crittenden [1965] HCA 34; (1965) 114 CLR 164
Reynolds v The State of Western Australia [No 2] [2013] WADC 176
Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) v Dederer [2007] HCA 42; (2007) 234 CLR 330
Robinson v The Owners of Reflections Waterfront Apartments West Tower Strata Plan 58085 [2017] WASCA 190
Rogers v Whitaker [1992] HCA 58; (1992) 175 CLR 479
Sharman v Evans [1977] HCA 8; (1977) 138 CLR 563
South Metropolitan Health Service v Westcott [2016] WASCA 225
State of Western Australia v Watson [1990] WAR 248 286
Strong v Woolworths Limited t/as Big W [2012] HCA 5; 246 CLR 182
Swick Nominees Pty Ltd t/as Swick Drilling Australia v Norncott Pty Ltd [No 3] [2013] WASC 173
Sydney South West Area Health Service v MD [2009] NSWCA 343; (2009) 260 ALR 702
Sydney South West Area Health Service v Stamoulis [2009] NSWCA 153
Tabet v Gett [2010] HCA 12; (2010) 240 CLR 537
Tudor Capital Australia Pty Ltd v Christensen [2017] NSWCA 26
Van der Velde v Halloran [2011] WASCA 252
Van Gervan v Fenton [1992] HCA 54; (1992) 175 CLR 327
Wallace v Kam [2013] HCA 19; (2013) 250 CLR 375
Watts v Rake [1960] HCA 58; (1960) 108 CLR 158
Waverley Council v Ferreria [2005] NSWCA 418
Westcott v Minister for Health [2015] WADC 122
Wright v Minister for Health [2016] WADC 93
Wyong Shire Council v Shirt [1980] HCA 12; (1980) 146 CLR 40
The drawing of an inference is 'an exercise of the ordinary powers of human reason in the light of human experience': G v H [1994] HCA 48; (1994) 181 CLR 387, 390. In Morgan v Babcock & Wilcox Ltd [1929] HCA 25; (1929) 43 CLR 163, 173, Knox CJ and Dixon J said that the matter 'must inevitably be judged by considering whether general human experience would be contradicted, if the proved facts were unaccompanied by the fact sought to be proved'; see also Martin v Osborne [1936] HCA 23; (1936) 55 CLR 367, 385; Jones v Sutherland Shire Council [1979] 2 NSWLR 206, 222 - 227. In Martin v Osborne, Evatt J said that in the 'ordered processes of logical thought ... regard must be had to every hypothesis which can compete with the hypothesis suggested by experience and knowledge of human affairs' (381). His Honour observed that in that case the course of argument 'laid bare the paucity both in number and quality of the hypotheses which might be advanced' as alternative explanations for the hypothesis suggested by experience and knowledge of human affairs in that case.
Causation, like any other fact can be established by a process of inference which combines primary facts like "strands in a cable" rather than "links in a chain", to use Wilmore's simile. (Wig more on Evidence (3rd end) Para 2497, referred to in Shepherd v R [1990] HCA 56; (1990) 170 CLR 573 at 579).
Atwell v Roberts [2013] WASCA 37
Bray v Ryan [1999] WADC 66
Brookvista Pty Ltd v Meloni [2009] WASCA 180
Browne v Browne [No 2] [2017] WASC 375(S)
Campbell v Jones [2002] QCA 332
Cape Lambert Resources Ltd v MCC Australia Sanjin Mining Pty Ltd [2013] WASCA 66(S)
Castro v Hillery [2002] QCA 359; [2003] 1 Qd R 651
Cazaly Iron Pty Ltd v Minister for Resources [No 5] [2008] WASCA 18
Cerini v The Minister for Transport [2001] WASC 309 (S)
Cifuentues v Fugro Spatial Solutions Pty Ltd [2009] WASC 316 (S)
Collins v Carey [2002] QSC 417
Elecspress Pty Ltd v LED Technologies Pty Ltd [2013] FAFC 116
Flotilla Nominees Pty Ltd v Western Australian Land Authority [2003] WASC 122 (S); 28 WAR 95
Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd v Lo Presti [2009] WASCA 115
Haddon v Everitt [2001] 126 A Crim R 418; [2001] WASCA 420
Heartlink Ltd v Jones As Liquidator of HL Diagnostics Pty Ltd (in liq) [2007] WASC 254(S)
Hughes v St Barbara Ltd [2011] WASCA 234 (S)
Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 59; (1990) 170 CLR 534
McGlinn as administrator for Jeffrey Craig McGlinn v Joondalup Hospital Pty Ltd [No 2] [2014] WADC 3
Naidoo v Williamson [2008] WASCA 179
O'Rouke v P & B Corporation Pty Ltd [2008] WASC 36(S)
Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72
Oxlade v Gosbridge Pty Ltd (No 2) [1999] NSACA 165
Roche v Steven Constantine Varnavides in his Capacity as Executor of the Estate of the Lillian Rose Varnavides and Anor [2004] WASC 164
Ross v Suncorp Metway Insurance Ltd [2002] QCA 93
Saraceni v Jones [2012] WASCA 59 (S)
Simonovski v Bendigo Bank Ltd (No 2) [2003] VSC 139
Smoothy Resource Logistics Pty Ltd v Kimberley Shayne McAullay [No 2] [2016] WADC 48
Stanley v Phillips [1960] HCA 24; 115 CLR 470
Sunlec International Ltd v Carroll Australasia Pty Ltd [2001] WASC 354
Swansdale Pty Ltd v Whitcrest Pty Ltd [2010] WASCA 129 (S)
Wainright v Barrick Gold of Australia [2014] WASCA 15(S)
Woodley v Woodley [No 2] [2017] WASC 94(S)
Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd v Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd [No 11] [2011] WASC 74
(2009) 239 CLR 420
(2010) 240 CLR 111
(1938) 60 CLR 336
(2008) 235 CLR 103
(1984) 153 CLR 521
(1996) 41 NSWLR 389
(1986) 162 CLR 376
(1982) 148 CLR 658
(2003) 214 CLR 118
(2007) 229 CLR 498
(2002) 211 CLR 540
(2007) 70 NSWLR 151
(2000) 22 WAR 510
(1952) 85 CLR 352
(2001) 52 NSWLR 705
(1991) 171 CLR 506
(1978) 22 ALR 128
(1965) 114 CLR 164
(1992) 175 CLR 479
(2000) 49 NSWLR 262
(2003) 197 ALR 410
(1961) 35 ALJR 106
(2010) 240 CLR 537
(1976) 50 ALJR 720
(1992) 175 CLR 327
(2013) 250 CLR 375
(1960) 108 CLR 158
(1998) 193 CLR 72
(2014) 253 CLR 660
(1977) 139 CLR 161
(1999) 197 CLR 138
(1959) 101 CLR 298
(1997) 18 WAR 492
(1968) 119 CLR 118
(2007) 234 CLR 330
(1977) 138 CLR 563
(2003) 77 ALJR 1104
(2009) 260 ALR 702
(1980) 146 CLR 40
(1994) 181 CLR 387
(1929) 43 CLR 163
(1936) 55 CLR 367
(1990) 170 CLR 573
(1990) 170 CLR 534
(1992) 176 CLR 408