NSW v Ouhammi

(2019) 101 NSWLR 160; [2019] NSWCA 225

NSW Court of Appeal

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Interrogate

Catchwords

1. Torts
2. › Trespass to the person
3. › Battery
4. › Negligent battery
5. › Whether Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) applies to claim for battery where act intentional but not done with intent to cause injury
6. › Whether s 3B(1)(a) excludes operation of Act
7. › Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 3B(1)(a), 5, 5A, 5B
1. Torts
2. › Trespass to the person
3. › Battery
4. › Onus of proof
5. › Whether defendant bears onus of negativing fault where direct physical contact established
6. › Whether s 5B of Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) alters longstanding approach placing onus on defendant
7. › Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 5B
1. Torts
2. › Negligence
3. › Breach of duty
4. › Emergency or crisis situation
5. › Whether reasonable person in position of police officer would have taken precautions
6. › Whether failure to warn before closing cell door constituted negligence
7. › Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 5B
1. Torts
2. › Negligence
3. › Intoxication of plaintiff
4. › Whether intoxication precluded or reduced damages
5. › Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 50

Quick Take

The Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) applies to claims for negligent battery where the defendant did not intend to cause injury, but s 5B does not alter the longstanding rule that the defendant bears the onus of negativing fault once direct physical contact is established.