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Judgment date: 6 April 2022 Citation: Tapp v Australian Bushmen’s Campdraft & Rodeo Association Ltd [2022] HCA 11 Jurisdiction: High Court of Australia On 6 April 2022, the High Court of Australia set aside the judgment of the NSW Court of...
Author: Rihab Abdul-Rahman Judgment date: 15 March 2022 Citation: Raad v Cossey [2022] NSWDC 59 Jurisdiction: District Court of New South Wales Before: Cowdroy AO QC ADCJ Principles: A driver and a passenger who are both under the influence of drugs ...
Dodson v Woolworths Group Limited [2022] WASCA 22 was an appeal resulting from a decision reached by an Arbitrator in the Western Australian Workers’ Compensation Arbitration Service. The appellant (Dodson) claimed at the arbitration that she s...
Introduction On 8 December 2021 the High Court delivered their decision in Arsalan v Rixon and Nguyen v Cassim. The decisions were appealed from the New South Wales Court of Appeal, and each relate to the situation where an insured driver has caused ...
Introduction Claimants and insurers alike may utilise section 7.26 of the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (‘the Act‘) to refer a medical assessment decision to a panel for review. During such a review, a medical panel has a duty to not o...
The Personal Injury Commission has no power to exercise federal jurisdiction within the meaning of ss 75 and 76 of the Commonwealth Constitution. But when does federal jurisdiction arise? Does a minor injury dispute between a resident of Queensland a...
Author: Laurette Rizk Judgment date: 6 October 2021 Citation: Oeding-Erdel v Allianz Australia Limited [2021] NSWSC 1264 Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New South Wales, McCallum JA Can the Proper Officer of SIRA lawfully determine applications for re...
The NSW Court of Appeal delivers a win for home owners and their insurers, confirming residential occupiers are not expected to take precautions for every possible hazard at their home. Judgment date: 14 September 2021 Citation: Prouten v Chapman [20...
The Queensland Supreme Court refused to make a declaration that a professional indemnity policy should cover an insured for claims for compensation arising from alleged misleading and deceptive conduct under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) while th...