Section 60 expenses under the new reasonable and necessary test
What insurers need to know from 1 October 2026 From 1 October 2026, the test for new treatment and service claims under section 60 of...
Publications
“No improvement” doesn’t amount to deterioration for WPI.
Roberto Sangiuliano v Shellharbour Private Hospital Personal Injury Commission, Medical Appeal Panel Matter No M1-W1346/24, 28 August 2026 The...
‘Nominal Nostradamus’: The predictive process for assessing capacity under Section 38(3)(c) of the Workers Compensation Act 1987.
Macarthur Fresh Wholesalers Pty Ltd v Deitz [2026] NSWPICPD 23 Rankin Ellison Lawyers were recently successful, whilst instructing Ms Margaret...
No liability for costs on a discontinued cross claim
Hamerco Pty Ltd v Cosentino Australia Pty Ltd [2026] NSWDDT 3 A Cross Claimant seeking to discontinue its Cross Claim brought against an alleged...
The Heart of Section 4(b)(ii)
Pereira v ARA Fire Protection Services Pty Ltd [2025] NSWPICPD 77; (3 November 2025) The Appellant was the widow of the late Max Pereira, who...
Investigating the Investigation: drawing the line on reasonableness
Dotti v State of New South Wales (Northern Sydney Local Health District) [2025] NSWPICPD 84; (15 December 2025) Section 11A(1) of the Workers...
MMPI Malingering
State of New South Wales (Hunter New England Local Health District) v Bramble [2025] NSWPICPD 57 The Appellant argued in the Conciliation/Arbitration...
IT’S A DATE: THE IMPORTANCE OF CLEAR CAUSAL OPINION IN CLAIMS FOR SURGERY
McQuillan v Sean Mitchell Agencies Pty Ltd [2025] NSWPICPD 22 Rankin Ellison Lawyers successfully defended an appeal seeking the costs of...
