A v B

In the matter of A v B, the plaintiff brought an action against the defendant for damages arising from an incident of alleged historic sexual assault. The plaintiff sought compensation for battery, psychiatric injury, and consequential loss. The case was heard in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant had committed a battery and caused her psychiatric injury and consequential loss due to the alleged assault.

The central legal issues for the court to decide were whether the plaintiff had consented to the activity in question and whether the plaintiff's account of events should be accepted on the balance of probabilities. The court had to assess the credibility of the plaintiff's evidence and determine whether the defendant's actions constituted a battery.

The court examined the evidence presented and found that the plaintiff's account of the events was not credible on the balance of probabilities. The court concluded that the plaintiff had not provided sufficient evidence to support her claims of battery and psychiatric injury. The court also found that the plaintiff had consented to the activity in question. As a result, the court dismissed the plaintiff's claims and entered judgment in favour of the defendant. The plaintiff was ordered to pay the defendant's costs of the proceedings as agreed or assessed. The parties were given liberty to seek a different costs order within 14 days.