Amaca Pty Ltd v Latz

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIAKIEFEL CJ,BELL, GAGELER, KEANE, NETTLE, GORDON AND EDELMAN JJMatter No A8/2018AMACA PTY LIMITED (UNDER NSW ADMINISTERED WINDING UP)  APPELLANTANDANTHONY LATZ  RESPONDENTMatter No A7/2018ANTHONY LATZ  APPELLANTANDAMACA PTY LIMITED (UNDER NSW ADMINISTERED WINDING UP)  RESPONDENTAmaca Pty Limited v LatzLatz v Amaca Pty Limited[2018] HCA 22Date of Order:  11 May 2018Date of Publication of Reasons:  13 June 2018A8/2018 & A7/2018ORDERMatter No A8/20181.Appeal allowed in part, on the ground (Ground 3(a)) that the Full Court of the Supreme Court of South Australia erred in assessing damages by including an allowance for the loss of expectation of receiving an age pension during the "lost years".2.Set aside order 3 of the Full Court made on 30 October 2017 and 20 November 2017 and, in its place, order that judgment be entered in an amount to be determined in accordance with Order 1.3.Appeal otherwise dismissed.4.The appellant pay the respondent's costs of the appeal.Matter No A7/20181.Appeal dismissed.2.The respondent pay the appellant's costs of the appeal.On appeal from the Supreme Court of South AustraliaRepresentationJ T Gleeson SC with D F Villa and C G Winnett for the appellant in A8/2018 and the respondent in A7/2018 (instructed by Holman Webb) D F Jackson QC with S Tzouganatos for the respondent in A8/2018 and the appellant in A7/2018 (instructed by Turner Freeman Lawyers) Notice:  This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is subject to formal revision prior to publication in the Commonwealth Law Reports.CATCHWORDSAmaca Pty Limited v Latz Latz v Amaca Pty LimitedNegligence – Personal injury –...