Beds, Mattresses and Section 59
Many of our insurer clients receive claims for adjustable beds and mattresses. These items may fall within the definition of a ‘curative apparatus’...
Publications
How Far Can Vicarious Liability Go?
Schokman v CCIG Investments Pty Ltd [2022] QCA 38 On 7 November 2016, the Appellant, Schokman was asleep in staff accommodation at the Respondent...
No Double Dipping
Purkiss v Secretary, Department of Education [2022] NSWPIC 269 The Claimant was employed by the Department of Education as a Head Teacher. On...
A gap in the chain of causation – Surveillance footage trumps medical evidence
Namo v The Star Entertainment Group Limited [2022] NSWPIC 173 (21 April 2022) The Applicant was employed as a full-time security guard for the...
What Constitutes Adequate Reasoning by a Member?
Zgouras v Australian Associated Motor Insurers Limited [2022] NSWPICPD 17 The Appellant, Katherine Zgouras, was employed by the Respondent,...
Something doesn’t add up – Aggregation of assessments in the PIC
Tagicaki v Everwilling Cranes Pty Limited [2022] NSWPIC 203 Background The Claimant commenced his employment with Everwilling Cranes on 14...
Worker or Contractor – Intention to Create Legal Relations
Maatta v Owen Dwyer t/as Owen Dwyer Builders [2022] NSWPICPD 18 (13 May 2022) Mr Maatta (the Appellant) was performing carpentry work using...
On thin ice – what actions can an employer induce or encourage?
Tosovic v Sigma Air Conditioning Pty Ltd [2022] NSWPIC 92 The worker was employed as a Project Design Manager by the employer, Sigma Air Conditioning...
