Mateo v Workers’ Compensation Regulator [2022] QIRC 150
4-5-22 / Kristi Riedel — Insurance
Appeal to the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission against the Workers’ Compensation Regulator’s decision that a worker’s employment was not a significant contributing factor to a shoulder injury. Although the Court found that Mr Mateo’s injury did arise in the course of his employment his case was not demonstrated to the…
Holman v Brisbane Roar Football Club Pty Limited [2021] QDC 300
30-11-21 / Matthew Doyle, Matthew Jones KC — Insurance
The Plaintiff, Mr Holman, was a professional soccer player for an A-League club who entered into an ‘A-League Standard Player Contract’ (First SPC), pursuant to which Mr Holman was engaged to play for the Defendant, Brisbane Roar, in the A-League. Brisbane Roar, the other A-League football clubs and Football Federation…
Australia Pacific LNG Pty Limited v Sooner Insurance Company [2021] QSC 43
8-3-21 / Bianca Kabel, Michael Trim KC — Insurance
In this application, the defendant insurers sought leave to have two sets of solicitors and counsel on the record in the proceeding. A principal submission run by the defendants was that the plaintiffs had brought multiple insurance claims prior to the proceedings having been filed (which claims were then reflected…
30-7-20 / Matthew Hickey OAM KC — Appellate, Insurance, Professional Negligence
An appeal from a decision in which the appellant's claim for medical negligence against a doctor and a hospital (arising from in-hospital treatment of the appellant, an 80 year old woman, who had suffered a stroke) had been dismissed at first instance. The appellant unsuccessfully sought to adduce further evidence…
