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On 10 November 2023 the NSW Personal Injury Commission released its decision in Fajloun v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2023] NSWPICMP 534.
In the matter of Shaw v Insurance Australia Group Limited t/as NRMA Insurance [2023] NSWSC 1273, the claimant alleged that a motor accident on 6 September 2018 caused whole person impairment greater than 10%.
On 3 November 2023 the NSW Personal Injury Commission released its decision in Hamid v Insurance Australia Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance [2023] NSWPIC 157.
On 26 October 2023, the NSW Supreme Court of Appeal delivered its judgment in the matter of Farriss v Axford [2023] NSWCA 255. The proceedings involved a negligence claim brought by founding INXS band member Tim Farris for injuries suffered to his le...
The Claimant in Insurance Australia Limited t/as NRMA Insurance v Mangogna [2023] NSWPICMP 509 alleged that they had sustained injuries in a motor vehicle accident on 8 January 2021.
On 24 February 2022, Richard Crookes Constructions Pty Ltd (RCC) subcontracted with Prestige Form Group NSW Pty Ltd (Prestige) to carry out formwork in connection with a construction. The formwork failed as concrete was poured into it by another of R...
On 18 October 2023 the NSW Personal Injury Commission released its decision in Alzate v Insurance Australia Limited t/as NRMA [2023] NSWPICMR 51. The Claimant in this matter was unemployed on the date of her motor accident and was receiving parenting...
On 3 October 2023, the NSW Supreme Court of Appeal delivered its judgment in the matter of Karaoglu v Fitness First Australia Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 229.
Pursuant to section 131 of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act (NSW), a Claimant is only entitled to damages for non-economic loss where the permanent impairment is greater than 10% and results from an injury caused by a motor vehicle accident.