Smith v Visy Pulp and Paper Pty Ltd [2026] NSWSC 685 Key Takeaways A broadly drafted indemnity clause will not…
Insights Types: Case Note
Aug 13, 2026
INSIGHT: When treatment becomes injury: Supreme Court finds spinal surgery can constitute a non-threshold injury
Mandoukos v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd [2026] NSWSC 911 Key takeaways Surgery undertaken to treat an accident-related injury may…
Jul 10, 2026
INSIGHT: Providing documents to experts may waive privilege
Mega Jackpot Pty Ltd v Performance Property Services Group Pty Ltd and Ors [2026] VSC 416 Key Takeaways Filing and…
Jul 10, 2026
INSIGHT: Can a psychiatric injury still be covered by the CTP scheme where there has been prior trauma?
Job v Jones; State of NSW (Fire and Rescue NSW) v Jones [2026] NSWDC 221 Key takeaways Section 3A(2) of…
Jun 4, 2026
INSIGHT: Tree root damage and private nuisance: Council avoids liability in NSW
Vasiliki Stratiotis v Georges River Council [2026] NSWDC 142 Key takeaways Plaintiffs must establish foreseeability, knowledge and subsequent damage to…
May 26, 2026
INSIGHT: No Diagnosis, No Dispute: Insufficient Evidence Bars PIC Referral
Kewin v AAI Ltd t/as GIO Insurance [2026] NSWCA 86 Key takeaways A psychiatric threshold injury dispute application to the…
Mar 18, 2026
INSIGHT: The Limits of External Review
Fernando v Insurance Australia Ltd t/as NRMA (Motor Accident Injuries) [2026] ACAT 16 Meridian Lawyers acted for NRMA in the…
Feb 23, 2026
INSIGHT: 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…
Feb 20, 2026
INSIGHT: 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…
Sep 25, 2025
INSIGHT: Nuisance Liability Under the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW)
The Owners – Strata Plan No 16460 v Hunter Water Corporation [2025] NSWSC 1029 Key takeaways Sections 42 and 43A…
Aug 27, 2025
INSIGHT: 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…