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May 6, 2018 in Employers & Latent Risk Insurance

Overseas asbestos exposure – to pay or not...

Author: Bharat Vekria and Andrew SpearrittJudgement Date: 4th May,...

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Apr 1, 2018 in Employers & Latent Risk Insurance

Decisions must rest on inferences drawn from known facts | Knezevic v Laticrete Pty Ltd [2018] NSWWCCPD 11

Author: Amelia ToumaJudgement Date: 19th March, 2018Citation: Knezevic v Laticrete Pty Ltd [2018] NSWWCCPD 11Jurisdiction: Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales - Presidential DecisionPrinciplesAn Arbitrator is not permitted to take into account speculative conclusions. Inferences must be drawn from the facts established by the evidence.If death results from a work injury, the lump sum death benefit is apportioned among any...

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Mar 11, 2018 in Employers & Latent Risk Insurance

When a “worker with highest needs” is...

Author: Chad FarahJudgement Date: 26th February, 2018Citation: Hee v...

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Mar 7, 2018 in Employers & Latent Risk Insurance

Performance appraisal held to be a defence to...

Author: Amelia ToumaJudgement Date: 8th February, 2018Citation: Tran v...

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Feb 9, 2018 in Employers & Latent Risk Insurance

Worker fails to disturb an arbitrator’s...

Author: Amelia ToumaJudgement Date: 10th January, 2018Citation:...

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Dec 5, 2017 in Employers & Latent Risk Insurance

Claims for contribution between tortfeasors in...

Author: Andrew SpearrittJudgement Date: 28th November, 2017Citation:...

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Oct 30, 2017 in Employers & Latent Risk Insurance

Defendant’s conduct in a mesothelioma claim...

Author: Andrew SpearrittJudgement Date: 30th October, 2017Citation:...

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Oct 27, 2017 in Employers & Latent Risk Insurance

A step by step approach – essential to...

Author: Brendan MaherJudgement Date: 17th October, 2017Citation: Tudor...

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Oct 23, 2017 in Employers & Latent Risk Insurance

Bounty can be kept by a plaintiff in a...

Author: Andrew SpearrittJudgement Date: 10th October, 2017Citation:...

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Aug 23, 2017 in Employers & Latent Risk Insurance

Loss of the ability to receive the age pension is...

Author: Andrew Spearritt and Bharat VekriaJudgement Date: 22nd August,...

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