King v Philcox
| Jurisdiction | Australia Federal only |
| Judge | French CJ,Kiefel,Gageler JJ.,Keane J.,Nettle J. |
| Judgment Date | 10 June 2015 |
| Neutral Citation | [2015] HCA 19 |
| Docket Number | A26/2014 |
| Court | High Court |
| Date | 10 June 2015 |
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5 cases
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Minister for the Environment v Sharma
...Pty Ltd v Canny [1981] HCA 52; 148 CLR 218 Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (2003) Aust Torts Reports 81-692 King v Philcox [2015] HCA 19; 255 CLR 304 Kinsella v Gold Coast City Council [2014] QSC 65; 1 Qd R 274 Leadfree Enterprises Inc v United States Steel Corporation 711 F ......
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Lisa Sheehan v Bus Éireann/Irish Bus and Vincent Dower
...in this area (though not, it seems, of the law of Australia: see Tame v New South Wales [2002] HCA 35 and, more recently, King v Philcox [2015] HCA 19) is also part of Irish 7 That conclusion opens no floodgates and creates no risk of “ liability in an indeterminate amount for an indetermin......
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Edward Robert Jausnik(Plaintiff) v The Nominal Defendant
...[2009] ACTSC 59 John Pfeiffer Pty Ltd v Rogerson [2000] HCA 36 ; (2000) 203 CLR 503 Johnstone v Woolmer (1977) 16 ACTR 6 King v Philcox [2015] HCA 19 ; (2015) 255 CLR 304 Leishman v Thomas (1957) 75 WN (NSW) 173 LNC Industries Ltd v BMW (Australia) Ltd [1983] HCA 31 ; (1983) 151 CLR 575 Mah......
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Mannall v Howard (No 2)
...Pty Ltd [2001] HCA 44; 207 CLR 21 Insurance Australia Ltd (trading as NRMA Insurance) v Iuli [2013] ACTSC 209; 9 ACTLR 268 King v Philcox [2015] HCA 19; 255 CLR 304 Lardil, Kaiadilt, Yangkaal, Gangalidda Peoples v State of Queensland [2000] FCA 1548 Learmonth v H&A Bag Company [1944] WCR 13......
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4 firm's commentaries
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Expert evidence, expert advocacy and normal fortitude claims for mental harm Frangie v South Western Sydney Local Health District t/as Liverpool Hospital
...n 1, at [172]. 43 Above n 1, at [185]. 44 Above n 1, at [187]. 45 Above n 1, at [188]. 46 King v Philcox (2015) 255 CLR 304; 147 ALD 59; [2015] HCA 19; BC201504903. 47 Gifford v Strang Patrick Stevedoring Pty Ltd (2003) 214 CLR 269; 198 ALR 100; [2003] HCA 33; BC200303072 (Gifford); above n......
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Clarity of circumstances when damages for pure mental harm may be recovered
...King v Philcox [2015] HCA 19, the High Court clarified when a claim for damages for mental harm may be recovered. The decision address the application of the Civil Liability Act (SA) to claims for damages for mental harm. Similar provisions regarding the duty of care for mental harm exist i......
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Accident v aftermath: High Court decision on damages sought for mental harm
...KING v PHILCOX [2015] HCA 19 Yesterday, the High Court handed down a significant decision in the context of personal injury claims within South Australia. The decision concerns the interpretation and application of Sections 33 and 53 of the Civil Liability Act 1936, which were introduced as......
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Accident scene presence and duty of care clarified in King v Philcox [2015] HCA 19
...by family member present at aftermath of accident On 10 June 2015, the High Court handed down a significant decision in King v Philcox [2015] HCA 19 clarifying the requirements of section 53 of the Civil Liability Act 1936 (South Australia). In particular, the decision focused on the meanin......