Supreme Court of NSW

• Case Summary: Insurance Australia Limited (trading as NRMA) v James Hulse [2024] NSWSC 142

  23rd May 2024

  Someone is seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident, then charged with a serious driving offence which is subsequently dismissed. In this case summary, Tim Concannon examines the implications on motor accident statutory benefits of being charged with a serious driving offence. 

• Case Summary: Ghorbanzadeh v Western Sydney Local Health District [2023] NSWSC 1330

  18th Apr 2024

  The NSW Supreme Court decision in Ghorbanzadeh v Western Sydney Local Health District [2023] NSWSC 1330 has confirmed that any written material created by a medico-legal expert in the course of providing a preliminary verbal opinion to instructing solicitors may also be required to be disclosed in subsequent court proceedings. Rebecca Tidswell provides a background on the case and explains the Court’s decision.

• A bad week for public liability claims – but will it matter?

  20th Jul 2023

  Travis Schultz ponders three decisions handed down this week: Ballina Shire Council v Moore; Blue OP Partner Pty Ltd v De Roma and Townsville City Council v Hodges.