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No Shortcut to 10%: ACT Supreme Court Confirms WPI Assessment Gateway for Common Law Claims
Stewart v Kirk [2026] ACTSC 33 Key Takeaways The 10% WPI threshold under s 239(1)(a) of the Motor Accident…
Institutional Liability Expanded: High Court of Australia Ends Lepore Defence in Abuse Claims
AA v The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle [2026] HCA 2 Key takeaways The…
Defining the boundaries of a motor accident
Allianz Australia Insurance Limited v Bell [2025] NSWCA 187 Key takeaways A medical Review Panel constituted under the Motor Accidents…
ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal reinforces the importance of evidence-based medicine in treatment approval decisions
Ahmad v Insurance Australia Ltd T/As NRMA [2025] ACAT 11 In this recent decision of the ACT Civil and Administrative…
Personal Injury Claim Dismissed in Scooter Collision Case
Leibbrandt v City of Joondalup [2025] WADC 31 Overview The District Court of Western Australia recently handed down its decision…
Higgins v Pretorius: Implications on Damages Following Criminal Conduct
Higgins v Pretorius [2025] ACTSC 64 Key Takeaways When some form of punishment has been imposed under the criminal law,…
The Pig, the Policy and the Porky
Lynch v Bredbo Pty Ltd [2025] NSWDC 54 Meridian Lawyers acted for Insurance Australia Limited (IAL) in the above proceedings….
Personal Injury from Bus Accidents: The complex interaction between the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (NSW) and Motor Accident Compensation Act 1999 (NSW)
McTye v Ching Yu Chang by his tutor Leo Alexander Birch [2025] NSWCA 3 Key Principles A claim for damages…
What is a proper purpose to have a plaintiff submit to a further medical assessment?
Corke v Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group Re Limited trading as Cabarita Beach Shopping Centre [2024] NSWSC 1019 Key themes…
Supreme Court decides skin lacerations are Non-Threshold Injuries under MAIA
Allianz Australia Insurance Limited v The Estate of the Late Summer Abawi [2024] NSWSC 1245 Supreme Court of New South…