Queen Elizabeth Hospital v Curtis 19

[2008] SASC 344; (2008) 102 SASR 534; [2008] Aust Torts Reports 81-986

Supreme Court of South Australia

Australia - South Australia

9th December, 2008

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name †	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index
Anson & Meek	[2017] FamCAFC 257; [2017] FLC 93-816; (2017) 57 Fam LR 23	Family Court of Australia	Australia	7 Dec 2017	AustLII	37
Anwar v Mondello Farms Pty Ltd	[2014] SADC 105	District Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	13 Jun 2014	AustLII	1
Anwar v Mondello Farms Pty Ltd	[2015] SASCFC 109	Supreme Court of South Australia - Full Court	Australia - South Australia	10 Aug 2015	AustLII	2
Athanasiadis v Likos	[2010] SADC 85	District Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	25 Jun 2010	AustLII
Bunning v Hurley's Arkaba Hotel	[2008] SADC 175	District Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	19 Dec 2008	AustLII
Chow v Yang	[2010] SASC 96	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	9 Apr 2010	AustLII	6
Farncombe v Return to Work SA	[2021] SAET 11		Australia	22 Jan 2021	AustLII
Gooch v Return to Work Corporation of South Australia	[2020] SAET 27		Australia	18 Feb 2020	AustLII	19
Johnson v Northern Territory of Australia	[2016] NTSC 49	Supreme Court of the Northern Territory	Australia - Northern Territory	30 Sep 2016	AustLII	5
Johnson v South Australia (No 2)	[2019] SADC 47	District Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	26 Apr 2019	AustLII
Linz v Central Adelaide Local Health Network	[2022] SAET 62		Australia	17 May 2022	AustLII	2
Muir v Department for Correctional Services	[2022] SAET 68		Australia	30 May 2022	AustLII	1
Schinckel v Return to Work Corporation of South Australia	[2021] SAET 32		Australia	23 Feb 2021	AustLII	5
Stringer & Or v Westfield Shopping Centre Management Co (SA) Pty Ltd	[2017] SASCFC 138	Supreme Court of South Australia - Full Court	Australia - South Australia	26 Oct 2017	AustLII
Treffers v Phung	[2020] SASC 228	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	1 Dec 2020	AustLII	1
Turter AO v Connor (No 2)	[2021] SADC 151	District Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	17 Dec 2021	AustLII	2
Vormelker v Local Government Association Workers Compensation Scheme (City of Adelaide)	[2021] SAET 188		Australia	24 Sep 2021	AustLII	6
Warren by His Litigation Guardian Direlle Farr v District Council of the Lower Eyre Peninsula (No 3)	[2024] SADC 37	District Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	11 Apr 2024	AustLII

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title †	Citation(s)	Author	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text		Citation Index
"Establishing causation in difficult cases: Can material contribution bridge the gap?" [2011] PrecedentAULA 52	(2011) 105 Precedent 24	Legis, Lexi	Australia	circa 2011	AustLII

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Liability Act 1936 (SA)	s55
District Court Act 1991 (SA)	s39, s43
Supreme Court Act 1935 (SA)	s30C
Court Rules

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name †	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index
"Lords A'leaping Evidentiary Gaps"	(2002) 10 Torts Law Journal 276	Torts Law Journal	Australia	circa 2002	LexisNexis AU	10
[1991] Hca 3; (1991) 171 CLR 657	[1991] HCA 3; (1991) 171 CLR 657	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1991	AustLII	71
Abalos v Australian Postal Commission	[1990] HCA 47; (1990) 171 CLR 167; 96 ALR 354; (1990) 65 ALJR 11; [1990] Aust Torts Reports 81-049	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Nov 1990	AustLII	1297
AFA Airconditioning Pty Ltd v Mendrecki	[2008] SASC 195; (2008) 101 SASR 381	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 2008	AustLII	10
Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v GSF Australia Pty Ltd	[2005] HCA 26; (2005) 221 CLR 568; 215 ALR 385; (2005) 79 ALJR 1079; (2005) 13 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-647; (2005) 42 MVR 311	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	19 May 2005	AustLII	287
Alphacell Ltd v Woodward	[1972] UKHL 4; [1972] AC 824; [1972] 2 All ER 475; [1972] 2 WLR 1320	House of Lords	United Kingdom	3 May 1972	BAILII	129
Barker v Corus UK Ltd	[2006] UKHL 20; [2006] 2 AC 572; [2006] 3 All ER 785; [2006] 2 WLR 1027; 89 BMLR 1	House of Lords	United Kingdom	3 May 2006	BAILII	97
Batchelor v Burke	[1981] HCA 30; (1981) 148 CLR 448; (1981) 35 ALR 15; 55 ALJR 494	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Jun 1981	AustLII	154
Bendix Mintex Pty Ltd v Barnes	(1997) 42 NSWLR 307; [1997] Aust Torts Reports 81-438; (1997) 14 NSWCCR 661		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1997	LexisNexis AU	150
Bennett v Minister of Community Welfare	[1992] HCA 27; (1992) 176 CLR 408; (1992) 107 ALR 617; (1992) 66 ALJR 550; [1992] Aust Torts Reports 81-163	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 Jun 1992	AustLII	553
Betts v Whittingslowe	[1945] HCA 31; (1945) 71 CLR 637	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	19 Nov 1945	AustLII	119
Birkholz v R J Gilbertson Pty Ltd	(1985) 38 SASR 121	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1985	Legal Online / Westlaw	51
Bonnington Castings Ltd v Wardlaw	[1956] UKHL 1; [1956] AC 613; [1956] 1 All ER 615; [1956] 2 WLR 707	House of Lords	United Kingdom	1 Mar 1956	BAILII	452
BP Exploration Co (Libya) Ltd v Hunt (No 2)	[1979] 1 All ER 925; [1979] 1 WLR 783		United Kingdom	circa 1979	LexisNexis	112
BP Exploration Co (Libya) Ltd v Hunt (No 2)	[1982] 1 All ER 925; [1981] 1 WLR 232		United Kingdom	circa 1982	LexisNexis	22
Bresatz v Przibilla	[1962] HCA 54; (1962) 108 CLR 541; [1963] ALR 218; (1962) 36 ALJR 212	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	24 Oct 1962	AustLII	215
Chappel v Hart	(1998) 195 CLR 232; (1998) 156 ALR 517; (1998) 14 Leg Rep 2		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1998	Legal Online / Westlaw	708
Clark v Chandler	(1973) 5 SASR 416	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1973	Legal Online / Westlaw	5
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Curtis v Queen Elizabeth Hospital	(2008) 254 LSJS 1		Australia - SA	circa 2008		1
Devries v Australian National Railways Commission	(1993) 177 CLR 472		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1993	Legal Online / Westlaw	1664
Duke Group Ltd (in liq) v Pilmer	[1999] SASC 97; (1999) 73 SASR 64; (1999) 153 FLR 1; (1999) 31 ACSR 213; [1999] Aust Torts Reports 81-507; (1999) 17 ACLC 1329	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	20 May 1999	AustLII	113
Ellis (No 1)	[2006] WASC 270	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	8 Dec 2006	AustLII	11
EMI (Australia) Ltd v Bes	[1970] 2 NSWR 238; 44 ALJR 360; [1970] WCR (NSW) 114; [1970] WCR 114; [1970] NSWR 238		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1970		224
Environment Agency v Empress Car Co (Abertillery) Ltd	[1998] UKHL 5; [1999] 2 AC 22; [1998] 1 All ER 481; [1998] 2 WLR 350	House of Lords	United Kingdom	5 Feb 1998	BAILII	228
Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd	[2002] UKHL 22; [2003] 1 AC 32; [2002] 3 All ER 305; [2002] 3 WLR 89; [2002] All ER (D) 139; [2002] Lloyds Rep Med 361; [2002] PIQR P28; [2002] ICR 798; (2002) 67 BMLR 90; [2002] IRLR 533; 2 SI 125	House of Lords	United Kingdom	20 Jun 2002	BAILII	307
Faulkner v Keffalinos	(1971) 45 ALJR 80		Australia	circa 1971		97
Fitzgerald v Penn	[1954] HCA 74; (1954) 91 CLR 268; [1955] ALR 1	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Dec 1954	AustLII	218
Fox v Percy	[2003] HCA 22; (2003) 214 CLR 118; (2003) 197 ALR 201; (2003) 77 ALJR 989; (2003) 38 MVR 1; (2003) 24 Leg Rep 2; (2003) 197 AR 201	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2003	AustLII	5047
Freidin v St Laurent	[2007] VSCA 16; (2007) 17 VR 439; [2007] Aust Torts Reports 81-875	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	14 Feb 2007	AustLII	11
General Tire and Rubber Co v Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co Ltd	[1975] 2 All ER 173; [1976] RPC 197; [1975] 1 WLR 819; [1975] FSR 273; (1975) 1B IPR 713		United Kingdom	circa 1975	LexisNexis	198
Grincelis v House	[2000] HCA 42; (2000) 201 CLR 321; (2000) 173 ALR 564; (2000) 74 ALJR 1247; (2000) 21 Leg Rep 13; [2000] Aust Torts Reports 81-570	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Aug 2000	AustLII	172
Harrington v Browne	[1917] HCA 36; (1917) 23 CLR 297; 24 ALR 1	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 Aug 1917	AustLII	15
Henville v Walker	[2001] HCA 52; 206 CLR 459; (2001) 182 ALR 37; (2001) 75 ALJR 1410; [2001] ATPR 41-841; [2001] CA 52; [2002] ANZ Conv R 64; [2001] Aust Contract Reports 90-136; (2001) 22 Leg Rep 26	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 Sep 2001	AustLII	795
Hughes v Minister for Health	[1999] WASCA 131	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	20 Aug 1999	AustLII	22
Jones v Hyde	[1989] HCA 20; 85 ALR 23; (1989) 63 ALJR 349; [1989] Aust Torts Reports 80-246; (1989) 8 MVR 445	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 Apr 1989	AustLII	375
King v Raymoon Ltd	[2004] NSWSC 694	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	20 Aug 2004	AustLII	1
March v E & MH Stramare Pty Ltd	[1991] HCA 12; (1991) 171 CLR 506; 99 ALR 423; (1991) 12 MVR 353; (1991) 65 ALJR 334; [1991] Aust Torts Reports 81-095	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	24 Apr 1991	AustLII	2337
Marsh v Ruggiero	70 SASR 132; 27 MVR 227	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 2002	Legal Online / Westlaw	1
MBP (SA) Pty Ltd v Gogic	(1991) 171 CLR 657		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1991	Legal Online / Westlaw	312
McGhee v National Coal Board	[1972] UKHL 7; [1972] 3 All ER 1008; [1973] 1 WLR 1; [1973] SC (HL) 37; [1973] SLT 14; 13 KIR 471	House of Lords	United Kingdom - Scotland	15 Nov 1972	BAILII	310
Medlin v State Government Insurance Commission	[1995] HCA 5; (1995) 182 CLR 1; (1995) 127 ALR 180; 69 ALJR 118; [1995] Aust Torts Reports 81-322	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Feb 1995	AustLII	935
Murray v Dawson	(1996) 24 MVR 244			circa 1996		12
Naxakis v West General Hospital	(1999) 197 CLR 269		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1999	Legal Online / Westlaw	252
Parker v The Commonwealth	[1965] HCA 12; (1965) 112 CLR 295; [1965] ALR 1094; (1965) 38 ALJR 444	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Mar 1965	AustLII	101
Pezzano v Perre	(1980) 32 SASR 336	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1980	Legal Online / Westlaw	7
Planet Fisheries v La Rosa	(1968) 119 CLR 118		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1968	Legal Online / Westlaw	250
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Seltsam Pty Ltd v McGuiness	(2000) 49 NSWLR 262		Australia - New South Wales	circa 2000	LexisNexis AU	404
Stewart v Jacobsen	(2000) 209 LSJS 174		Australia - SA	circa 2000		6
Teubner v Humble	[1963] HCA 11; (1963) 108 CLR 491; [1963] ALR 417; 36 ALJR 362	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 Apr 1963	AustLII	212
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