Insights Types: Case Note

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…

Jun 30, 2025

INSIGHT: 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…

Jun 19, 2025

INSIGHT: Insurance Claims and the Clock: The Consequences of Failing to Notify

Allianz Australia Insurance Limited v Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) [2025] FCAFC 8 Key takeaways The Federal Court…

Jun 11, 2025

INSIGHT: 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…

May 5, 2025

INSIGHT: Court of Appeal Concludes an Injury to Skin Which Does Not Involve a Nerve Injury is a Soft-Tissue Injury

Allianz Australia Insurance Limited v Estate of the Late Summer Abawi [2025] NSWCA 85 Key Principles The NSW Court of…

Apr 28, 2025

INSIGHT: Clinical Note-Taking and the Boundaries of Negligence

Busa v South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Trading as Sydney Eye Hospital [2025] NSWSC 130 Key takeaways Failure to…

Apr 10, 2025

INSIGHT: 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,…

Apr 7, 2025

INSIGHT: 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….

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