Cabe Paparone
Senior Associate
Senior Associate
Cabe practises in workers' compensation at the McCabes Perth office, with some exposure to broader personal injury claims and litigation, as well as public liability claims.
He regularly represents some of the nation’s leading insurers as well as self-insured employers across a series of minor to catastrophic claims and advises on a broad spectrum of issues and claims types, liability, quantum and future management of the claim, while focusing to finalise the claim as quickly as possible.
Cabe has considerable skill in implementing file strategies and well developed administrative systems to achieve cost-effective and timely settlements. His competencies include:
- efficient claims management
- day-to-day carriage of matters and running of his own files as an Senior Associate, under the guidance of partners
- drafting of applicable documents required to be filed in the District and Supreme Courts as well as at WorkCover WA Conciliation and Arbitration
- appearing in chambers on a variety of interlocutory applications and other District Court hearings
- attending WorkCover for Conciliation Conferences
He has a sound knowledge of both the workers’ compensation and injury management system as well as the District Court processes in regards to public liability matters.
Cabe has appeared in the District Court and in hearings at WorkCover WA.
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 available, the defendant cannot be presumed liable for the incident simply by the mere fact that it occurred.
McCabes acted for the successful defendant in the matter of Macari v Snack Brands Foods Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 139 where the NSW Supreme Court recently held that the plaintiff was unable to establish the cause of his slip and fall down a staircase, and thereby could not establish what reasonable precautions the occupier should have taken to prevent the plaintiff from slipping on the stairs.
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