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Does damage to a previously inserted plate and screw constitute a non-threshold injury?

The Personal Injury Commission published its decision in Tasseli v Insurance Australia Limited t/as NRMA Insurance [2025] NSWPICMP 49 on 7 February 2025.

Published by Helen Huang
10 February, 2025
CTP Insurance

Can Preparing a House for Sale be an “Attendant Care Service”?

The Personal Injury Commission published its decision in Lau v QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited [2024] NSWPIC 724  on 31 January 2025.

Published by Peter Hunt
3 February, 2025
CTP Insurance

Traumatic brain injury or just psychological injury?

The Personal Injury Commission published its decision in Hajipavlou v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2025] NSWPICMP 20 on 22 January 2025.

Published by Helen Huang
28 January, 2025
CTP Insurance

Abawi Strikes – Skin Abrasion Certified as Non-Threshold

The Personal Injury Commission published its decision in Sam v QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited [2025] NSWPICMP 1 on 6 January 2025.

Published by Peter Hunt
20 January, 2025
Insurance

Cleaning Up Liability: Can an Occupier Be Liable for Mental Harm After a Fatal Accident?

McCabes acted for the successful appellant occupier in a recent matter in the NSW Court of Appeal which considered a claim for pure mental harm allegedly sustained by a cleaner present at the aftermath of a fatal car accident.

Published by Leighton Hawkes
19 December, 2024
CTP Insurance

PAWE – When do the “Significant Change” Provisions Apply?

The Personal Injury Commission (PIC) published its decision in Kumar v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2024] NSWPICMR 73 on 6 December 2024.

Published by Peter Hunt
9 December, 2024
CTP Insurance

Insurers Not Bound by Threshold Injury Admissions

On 29 November 2024, the Personal Injury Commission published its decision in QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited v Gilbey [2024] NSWPIC 633 (29 October 2024).

Published by Helen Huang
2 December, 2024
Insurance

Slipping-up on the facts (again) – Macari v Snack Brands Foods Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 282

A recent decision by the NSW Court of Appeal upheld the principle that the plaintiff bears the onus of establishing the cause of his accident. In circumstances where the plaintiff is unable to establish this cause on the basis of the evidence availab...

Published by Leighton Hawkes
28 November, 2024
CTP Insurance

Evic Rides Again – Driver in Single Vehicle Accident Not Mostly at Fault

The Personal Injury Commission published its decision in Earle-Joyce v AAI Limited t/as AAMI [2024] NSWPIC 626  on 22 November 2024.

Published by Peter Hunt
25 November, 2024
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