Tag: domestic assistance
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Domestic assistance, need, pets and hobbies
Teuma and Anor v C P and P K Judd Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 166 [48] Mr Harben relied on Geaghan v D’Aubert (2002) 36 MVR 542 where Stein JA (with whom Handley JA and Foster AJA agreed) held that Griffiths v Kerkemeyer (1977) 139 CLR 161 services did not include the provision of care to an injured person’s pets or a hobby: see at…
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Personal injuries damages – appeal
in Recent casesDAMAGES – personal injury – non-economic loss – whether the primary judge made a wholly erroneous estimate of the damages suffered – use of earlier decisions of courts for the purpose of establishing an appropriate award – Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 17A DAMAGES – personal injury – past and future economic loss –…
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Domestic assistance and emotional support: Nicholson v Nicholson
Per our discussion yesterday, the defendants rely on the case of: Wormleaton v Thomas & Coffey Ltd (No 4) [2015] NSWSC 260 to say that emotional support is not compensable. The decision is from Campbell J. The case involved an application for damages for negligence. The applicant suffered serious injuries in a workplace accident, including…