Catchwords
Tort – Contribution – Parties entitled to claim contribution – Parties against whom contribution can be claimed – Relevance of final judgment obtained by consent in favour of party against whom contribution claimed.
Tort – Contribution – Assessment – Relevance of liability of claimant tortfeasor to tort victim when determining liability between claimant tortfeasor and other tortfeasors.
Statutes – Construction – Purposive construction – History of legislation – Previous decisions on the statutory provision.
Words and phrases – "tort-feasor liable in respect of that damage" – "who is, or would if sued have been, liable in respect of the same damage".
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 (NSW), s 5.