Court considers a number of factors in granting leave to proceed out of time
Hole v Gregory Ronald Lyons trading as Greg Lyons Building Constructions [2020] NSWSC 102 This Supreme Court decision considered whether leave...
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Occupier’s duty to firefighters and rescuers
Charter Hall Real Estate Management Services (NSW) Pty Limited v State of New South Wales [2020] NSWCA 26 The New South Wales Court of Appeal...
Aces Low
Theoret v Aces Incorporated [2020] NSWWCCPD 18 Theoret v Aces Incorporated [2020] NSWWCCPD 18 is a recent decision of the Presidential Division...
Can Covid-19 Be Compensable?
Amendment of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 – Presumption in Favour of Essential Workers Who Contract COVID-19 It is important that employees,...
Does “before” mean “immediately before”?
Consideration of Section 41(5) of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 Shayne Michael Taylor v Soxami Pty Ltd; Burrangong Pet Foods Pty Ltd; Burrangong...
When can fresh evidence be used in an appeal against a MAC?
CSR Limited v Ewins [2020] NSWSC 511 The Supreme Court of NSW recently exercised their administrative jurisdiction to approve the reasoning...
Is ‘Lite n Easy’ reasonably necessary?
NSW Workers Compensation Commission recently determined that provision of ‘Lite n Easy’ meals can constitute a reasonably necessary medical...
Power of the arbitrator to determine a claim without referral to an AMS.
Thompson v Bernipave Pty Ltd [2020] NSWWCC 169 Since the 2018 amendments to the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), Arbitrators have had the...
