Lyla Gook
Lawyer
Lawyer
Lyla joined McCabes as a graduate lawyer in the Casualty division of the Insurance team at McCabes.
Lyla holds a Bachelor of Laws from Deakin University and studied International Litigation and Arbitration at Michigan State University. Lyla was admitted to practice in late 2021.
Prior to joining McCabes, Lyla worked at community legal centres where she gained a broad range of experience dealing with areas such as commercial law, property law, family law and criminal law.
Lyla has a commitment to McCabes diversity and inclusiveness activities.
Case Note – Zaya v Damirdjian Judgment date: 11 October 2022 Citation: Zaya v Damirdjian [2022] NSWCA 203 Jurisdiction: Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of NSW Before: Bell CJ, Gleeson JA and Griffiths AJA Principles Expert evidence has a limited role to play in resolving liability issues in motor accident claims and will carry little […]
A claimant suffers psychological injury when he is threatened by a would be thief of his motor bike. Whether the medical assessor was justified in concluding that this was not a motor accident was answered by the Supreme Court in Bell v Allianz Insurance Australia Ltd. Judgment date: 18 August 2022 Citation: Bell v Allianz […]
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