Gifford v Strang Patrick Stevedoring Pty Ltd

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIAGLEESON CJ,McHUGH, GUMMOW, KIRBY, HAYNE AND CALLINAN JJMatter No S111/2002DARREN GIFFORD  APPELLANTANDSTRANG PATRICK STEVEDORING  RESPONDENTPTY LIMITEDMatter No S112/2002KELLY GIFFORD  APPELLANTANDSTRANG PATRICK STEVEDORING  RESPONDENTPTY LIMITEDMatter No S113/2002MATTHEW GIFFORD  APPELLANTANDSTRANG PATRICK STEVEDORING  RESPONDENTPTY LIMITEDGifford v Strang Patrick Stevedoring Pty Ltd[2003] HCA 3318 June 2003S111/2002, S112/2002 and S113/2002ORDER IN EACH MATTER1.Appeal allowed.2.Set aside the orders of the New South Wales Court of Appeal dated 14 June 2001 and, in lieu thereof, order that: (a)    appeal to the Court of Appeal is allowed;(b)the orders of the District Court of New South Wales dated 24 August 1999 are set aside; and(c)the matter be remitted to the District Court for determination of all outstanding issues.3.The respondent to pay the costs of the appellant in this Court and in the Court of Appeal.4.Costs of each party in the District Court to abide the outcome of proceedings in that Court.On appeal from the Supreme Court of New South WalesRepresentation:B J Gross QC with D E Baran for the appellants (instructed by G H Healey & Co with Graeme R Jensen & Co)J D Hislop QC with T F McKenzie for the respondent (instructed by Gillis Delaney Brown)Notice:  This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is subject to formal revision prior to publication in the Commonwealth Law Reports.CATCHWORDSGifford v Strang Patrick Stevedoring Pty LtdTorts – Negligence – Psychiatric injury – Employee killed in workplace accident – Whether employer owed duty of care to children of deceased employee – Whether reasonable care required to guard against...