"Indeterminacy: The Uncertainty Principle of Negligence" 1

(2006) 108 Australian Construction Law Newsletter 6

Beach, Jonathan B R

Australian Construction Law Newsletter

Australia

Cases Referring to this Journal Article

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text		Citation Index
Sharma v Minister for the Environment	[2021] FCA 560; (2021) 391 ALR 1	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	27 May 2021	AustLII		16

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW)
Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic)	s24AI

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
"Indeterminacy: The Uncertainty Principle of Negligence"	(2005) 13 Torts Law Journal 129	Torts Law Journal	Australia	circa 2005	LexisNexis AU	4
Woolcock Street Investments Pty Ltd v CDG Pty Ltd	[2004] HCA 16; (2004) 216 CLR 515; 205 ALR 522; (2004) 78 ALJR 628; [2004] Aust Torts Reports 81-742; [2004] ANZ Conv R 193	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	1 Apr 2004	AustLII	512
Harvey v PD	[2004] NSWCA 97; (2004) 59 NSWLR 639	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	30 Mar 2004	AustLII	16
"Commentary on restricting litigiousness"	(2004) 78 Australian Law Journal 389	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 2004	Legal Online	2
Cattanach v Melchior	[2003] HCA 38; (2003) 215 CLR 1; (2003) 199 ALR 131; (2003) 77 ALJR 1312; [2003] Aust Torts Reports 81-704	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Jul 2003	AustLII	187
Gifford v Strang Patrick Stevedoring Pty Ltd	[2003] HCA 33; (2003) 214 CLR 269; (2003) 198 ALR 100; (2003) 24 Leg Rep 2	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2003	AustLII	187
"The Golden Thread at the Heart of Tort Law: Protection of the Vulnerable"	(2003) 24 Australian Bar Review 135	Australian Bar Review	Australia	circa 2003	LexisNexis AU	18
Graham Barclay Oysters Pty Ltd v Ryan	[2002] HCA 54; (2002) 211 CLR 540; (2002) 194 ALR 337; (2002) 77 ALJR 183; [2003] Aust Torts Reports 81-681; (2002) 125 LGERA 1; (2002) 23 Leg Rep 2; 234 IPR 74	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Dec 2002	AustLII	683
Tame v New South Wales	[2002] HCA 35; (2002) 211 CLR 317; (2002) 191 ALR 449; (2002) 76 ALJR 1348; (2002) 149 AR 449	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Sep 2002	AustLII	816
[2002] 2 All Er 416	[2002] 2 All ER 416		United Kingdom	circa 2002	LexisNexis	1
(2002) 50 University of California at Los Angeles Law Review 531				circa 2003
Sullivan v Moody	[2001] HCA 59; (2001) 207 CLR 562; (2001) 183 ALR 404; (2001) 75 ALJR 1570; (2001) 28 Fam LR 104; [2001] Aust Torts Reports 81-622; (2001) 22 Leg Rep 2	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2001	AustLII	689
Modbury Triangle Shopping Centre Pty Ltd v Anzil	[2000] HCA 61; (2000) 205 CLR 254; (2000) 176 ALR 411; (2000) 75 ALJR 164; (2000) 21 Leg Rep 8; [2001] ANZ Conv R 92; [2001] Aust Torts Reports 81-585	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Nov 2000	AustLII	469
(2000) 102 FCR 307	(2000) 102 FCR 307	Federal Court of Australia	Australia	circa 2000	Legal Online / Westlaw	20
(2000) 201 CLR 552; 173 ALR 665	(2000) 201 CLR 552; 173 ALR 665		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2000	Legal Online / Westlaw	836
"Blight of Economic Loss: Is There Life after Perre v Apand?"	(2000) 8 Torts Law Journal 246	Torts Law Journal	Australia	circa 2000	LexisNexis AU	8
"Pure Economic Loss in High Court of Australia: Reinventing Square Wheel?"	(2000) 8 Tort Law Review 33	Tort Law Review	Australia	circa 2000	Legal Online	6
McMullin v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd (No 7)	[1999] FCA 1814; (1999) 169 ALR 227	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Dec 1999	AustLII	11
Perre v Apand Pty Ltd	[1999] HCA 36; (1999) 198 CLR 180; (1999) 164 ALR 606; (1999) 73 ALJR 1190; [1999] Aust Torts Reports 81-516; (1999) 15 Leg Rep 2	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Aug 1999	AustLII	906
Landcatch Ltd v International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund	[1999] ScotCS 117; [1999] SCLR 709; [1999] 2 Lloyds Rep 316; [1999] SLT 1208	Scottish Court of Session	United Kingdom - Scotland	19 May 1999	BAILII	14
McMullin v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd	[1997] FCA 541; (1997) 72 FCR 1	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	24 Jun 1997	AustLII	33
Hill v Van Erp	[1997] HCA 9; (1997) 188 CLR 159; (1997) 142 ALR 687; (1997) 71 ALJR 487; [1997] Aust Torts Reports 81-418; [1997] 5 Leg Rep 12	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1997	AustLII	436
Esanda Finance Corporation Ltd v Peat Marwick Hungerfords (R)	[1997] HCA 8; (1997) 188 CLR 241; (1997) 142 ALR 750; (1997) 71 ALJR 448; (1997) 23 ACSR 71; [1997] Aust Torts Reports 81-420; (1997) 15 ACLC 483; [1997] 5 Leg Rep 2	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1997	AustLII	417
White v Jones	[1995] UKHL 5; [1995] 2 AC 207; [1995] 1 All ER 691; [1995] 2 WLR 187	House of Lords	United Kingdom	16 Feb 1995	BAILII	312
(1995) 182 CLR 609	(1995) 182 CLR 609		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1995	Legal Online / Westlaw	519
Milliken & Co v Consolidated Edison Co	84 NY2d 469; (1994) 619 NYS2d 686; 644 NE2d 268		United States - New York	circa 1994		3
Canadian National Railway Co v Norsk Pacific Steamship Co	[1992] 1 SCR 1021; (1992) 91 DLR (4th) 289	Supreme Court of Canada	Canada	30 Apr 1992	Supreme Court of Canada	65
"Duty of Care and Economic Loss"	(1991) 107 Law Quarterly Review 249	Law Quarterly Review	United Kingdom	circa 1991	Westlaw	25
Morgan Crucible Co Plc v Hill Samuel Bank Ltd	[1991] 1 All ER 148; [1991] BCLC 178		United Kingdom	circa 1991	LexisNexis	7
Ball v Consolidated Rutile Ltd	[1991] 1 Qd R 524; [1990] Aust Torts Reports 81-023		Australia - Queensland	circa 1991	LexisNexis AU	6
Morgan Crucible Co plc v Hill Samuel & Co Ltd	[1991] Ch 295	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1991	LexisNexis / Westlaw	37
Murphy v Brentwood District Council	[1991] UKHL 2; [1991] 1 AC 398; [1990] 2 All ER 269; [1990] 2 WLR 944; [1990] 2 Lloyds Rep 467	House of Lords	United Kingdom	26 Jul 1990	BAILII	298
Caparo Industries Plc v Dickman	[1990] UKHL 2; [1990] 2 AC 605; [1990] 1 All ER 568; [1990] 2 WLR 358; [1990] BCLC 273; [1990] BCC 164	House of Lords	United Kingdom	8 Feb 1990	BAILII	1039
Al Saudi Banque v Clarke Pixley	[1990] Ch 313; [1989] 3 All ER 361; [1990] 2 WLR 344	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1990	LexisNexis / Westlaw	26
[1990] 2 All Er 908	[1990] 2 All ER 908		United Kingdom	circa 1990	LexisNexis	38
Mainguard Packaging Ltd v Hilton Haulage Ltd HC Christchurch CP485/87	[1989] NZHC 949; [1990] 1 NZLR 360; (1990) 3 NZBLC 101,591	High Court of New Zealand	New Zealand	8 Dec 1989	NZLII	8
Greater Nottingham Co-operative Society Ltd v Cementation Piling & Foundations Ltd	[1988] UKHL 4; [1989] QB 71; [1989] AC 177; [1988] 2 All ER 971; [1988] 3 WLR 396; (1989) 41 BLR 43	House of Lords	United Kingdom	14 Jul 1988	BAILII	108
Simaan General Contracting Co v Pilkington Glass Ltd (No2)	[1988] EWCA Civ 15; [1988] QB 758; [1989] AC 177	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	17 Feb 1988	BAILII	45
Hawkins v Clayton	(1988) 164 CLR 539		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1988	Legal Online / Westlaw	982
San Sebastian Pty Ltd v Minister Administering Environmental Planning Act	[1986] HCA 68; (1986) 162 CLR 340; (1986) 68 ALR 161; (1986) 60 LGRA 405; (1986) 61 ALJR 41; [1986] Aust Torts Reports 80-060	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 Nov 1986	AustLII	365
East River Steamship Corporation v Transamerica Delaval, Inc	476 US 858; 90 L Ed 2d 865; 106 SCt 2295	United States Supreme Court	United States	16 Jun 1986	WorldLII	138
BDC Ltd v Hofstrand Farms Ltd	[1986] 1 SCR 228	Supreme Court of Canada	Canada	20 Mar 1986	Supreme Court of Canada	9
BDC Ltd v Hofstrand Farms Ltd	[1986] 1 SCR 288			circa 1986		1
New Zealand Forest Products Ltd v Attorney-General	[1986] 1 NZLR 14		New Zealand	circa 1986	LexisNexis	7
Muirhead v Industrial Tanks Specialties Ltd	[1985] EWCA Civ 16; [1986] QB 507; [1985] 3 All ER 705; [1985] 3 WLR 993	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	31 Jul 1985	BAILII	31
Leigh & Sillivan Ltd v Aliakmon Shipping Co Ltd	[1985] UKHL 10; [1985] QB 350; [1986] AC 785; [1986] 2 All ER 145; [1986] 2 Lloyds Rep 1; [1986] 2 WLR 902; (1985) 82 LSG 203	House of Lords	United Kingdom	24 Apr 1985	BAILII	137
[1985] 2 All Er 44	[1985] 2 All ER 44		United Kingdom	circa 1985	LexisNexis	3
Candlewood Navigation Corporation v Mitsui Osk Lines (The Mineral Transporter and The Ibaraki Maru)	[1986] AC 1; [1985] 2 All ER 935; [1985] 3 WLR 381; (1985) 82 LSG 2912; [1985] 2 Lloyds Rep 303		United Kingdom	circa 1985	LexisNexis / Westlaw	76
Candlewood Navigation Corporation Ltd v Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd	(1985) 3 NSWLR 159		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1985	LexisNexis AU	5
Leadfree Enterprises Inc v United States Steel Corporation	711 F2d 805	United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit	United States	21 Jul 1983	WorldLII	6
Junior Books Ltd v Veitchi Co Ltd	[1982] UKHL 4; [1983] 1 AC 520; [1982] 3 All ER 201; [1982] SLT 492; [1982] SC 244; [1982] 3 WLR 477; [1982] Com LR 221; [1982] SC (HL) 244	House of Lords	United Kingdom - Scotland	15 Jul 1982	BAILII	162
"The metes and bounds of Hedley Byrne"	(1981) 55 Australian Law Journal 862	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 1981	Legal Online	2
Johns Period Furniture Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia	(1980) 24 SASR 224	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1980	Legal Online / Westlaw	6
Ross v Caunters	[1980] Ch 297; [1979] 3 All ER 580; [1979] 3 WLR 605; 123 Sol Jo 605	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1980	LexisNexis / Westlaw	144
Caltex Oil (Australia) Pty Ltd v The Dredge "Willemstad"	[1976] HCA 65; (1976) 136 CLR 529; 11 ALR 227; 51 ALJR 270	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Dec 1976	AustLII	422
Beck v FMC Corporation	(1976) 42 NY2d 1027; 398 NYS2d 1011; 369 NE2d 10		United States - New York	circa 1976		4
Spartan Steel & Alloys Ltd v Martin & Co (Contractors) Ltd	[1972] EWCA Civ 3; [1973] QB 27; [1972] 3 All ER 557; [1972] 3 WLR 502; 14 KIR 75	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	22 Jun 1972	BAILII	76
SCM (United Kingdom) Ltd v WJ Whittall & Son Ltd	[1971] 1 QB 337; [1970] 3 All ER 245; [1970] 3 WLR 694		United Kingdom	circa 1971	LexisNexis / Westlaw	50
Dynamco Ltd v Holland & Hannen & Cubitts (Scotland) Ltd	[1971] SLT 150		United Kingdom - Scotland	circa 1971	Westlaw	2
Home Office v Dorset Yacht Co Ltd	[1970] UKHL 2; [1970] AC 1004; [1970] 2 All ER 294; [1970] 2 WLR 1140; [1970] 1 Lloyds Rep 453; 114 Sol Jo 375	House of Lords	United Kingdom	6 May 1970	BAILII	523
British Celanese Ltd v AH Hunt (Capacitors) Ltd	[1969] 2 All ER 1252; [1969] 1 WLR 959		United Kingdom	circa 1969	LexisNexis	19
Home Office v Dorset Yacht Co Ltd	[1969] 2 QB 412; [1969] 2 All ER 564; [1969] 2 WLR 1008		United Kingdom	circa 1969	LexisNexis / Westlaw	4
Electrochrome Ltd v Welsh Plastics Ltd	[1968] 2 All ER 205		United Kingdom	circa 1968	LexisNexis	9
Weller & Co v Foot & Mouth Disease Research Institute	[1966] 1 QB 569; [1965] 3 All ER 560; [1965] 2 Lloyds Rep 414; [1965] 3 WLR 1082; 109 Sol Jo 702		United Kingdom	circa 1966	LexisNexis / Westlaw	54
Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd	[1963] UKHL 4; [1964] AC 465; [1963] 2 All ER 575; [1963] 3 WLR 101; [1963] 1 Lloyds Rep 485; 107 Sol Jo 454	House of Lords	United Kingdom	28 May 1963	BAILII	1119
Seaway Hotels Ltd v Cragg (Canada) Ltd	(1960) 21 DLR (2d) 264; [1959] Ont 581		Canada - Ontario	circa 1959		10
Candler v Crane Christmas & Co	[1951] 2 KB 164; [1952] AC 189; [1951] 1 All ER 426; [1951] 1 TLR 371; 95 Sol Jo 171		United Kingdom	circa 1951	LexisNexis / Westlaw	230
Grant v Australian Knitting Mills Ltd	[1936] AC 85; [1935] All ER 209; 154 LT 18; 105 LJPC 6; 52 TLR 38; 79 Sol Jo 815; 2 WR 213		United Kingdom	circa 1936	LexisNexis / Westlaw	163
Donoghue v Stevenson	[1932] UKHL 100; [1932] All ER 1; [1932] SC (HL) 31; [1932] SLT 317; (1932) 37 Com Cas 350; (1932) 48 TLR 494; (1932) 147 LT 281; [1932] Sol Jo 396; (1932) 101 LJPC 119; [1932] SC 31; [1932] WN 139; [1932] AC 562	House of Lords	United Kingdom - Scotland	26 May 1932	BAILII	170
[1932] AC 562	[1932] AC 562		United Kingdom	circa 1932	LexisNexis / Westlaw	1
Simpson & Co v Thomson	(1877) 3 AC 279		United Kingdom	circa 1877	LexisNexis / Westlaw	70
Cattle v Stockton Waterworks Co	(1875) LR 10 QB 453		United Kingdom	circa 1875	LexisNexis / Westlaw	74
Beck v FMC Corporation	385 NYS2d 956; 53 AD2d 118		United States - New York	circa 1932		3
177 ALR 18	177 ALR 18		Australia	circa 1932	LexisNexis AU	6
Ultramares Corporation v Touche	174 NE 441; 255 NY 170		United States - New York	circa 1932		241
HR Moch Co v Rensselaer Water Co	159 NE 896; 247 NY 160		United States - New York	circa 1932		35
128 ALR 163	128 ALR 163		Australia	circa 1932	LexisNexis AU	38
Byrd v English	117 Ga 191		United States - Georgia	circa 1932		7
Goldstein v Consolidated Edison Co of NY Inc	115 AD2d 34		United States - New York	circa 1932		2
; Espinal v Melville Snow Contractors Inc	98 NY2d 136		United States - New York	circa 1932		2
Madison Avenue Gourmet Foods v Finlandia Centre	96 NY2d 280		United States - New York	circa 1932		1
78 ALR 69	78 ALR 69		Australia	circa 1932	LexisNexis AU	23
Crane v City of New York	65 NY2d 859		United States - New York	circa 1932		2
Strauss v Belle Realty Co	65 NY2d 399; 492 NYS2d 555; 482 NE2d 34		United States - New York	circa 1932		7

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