QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd v Griffin [2021] NSWSC 906

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd v Griffin [2021] NSWSC 906 Hearing dates: 21 July 2021 Date of orders: 26 July 2021 Decision date: 26 July 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Schmidt AJ Decision: 1. The application is dismissed 2. Unless the parties' approach to be heard within 7 days, QBE is to pay Ms Griffin's costs, as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: INSURANCE – Claims – Whether lawful reasons where adequately provided for claims assessor's determination – Whether jurisdiction for claims assessment was properly exercised INSURANCE – Claims – Proof –discount for vicissitudes TORTS – General principles – Damages – Damages – Where discount for vicissitudes in issue Legislation Cited: Motor Accidents Claims Assessment Guidelines 18.4 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) ss 69, 94, 106 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: D'Ament v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd [2019] NSWCA 201; IAG Limited v Priestly [2019] NSWSC 1185 IAG Limited v Sleiman [2017] NSWSC 1346 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259; [1996] HCA 6 Minister for Immigration v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 Seltsam Pty Limited v Ghaleb [2005] NSWCA 208 State on New South Wales v Burton [2006] NSWCA 12 Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Ltd v Kocak (2013) 252 CLR 480; [2013] HCA 43 Zahed v IAG Limited t/as NRMA Insurance [2016] NSWCA 55 Zurich Australia Insurance Limited v Drca and Ors [2018] NSWSC 1945 Category: Principal judgment Parties: QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd (Plaintiff) Joeanne Kathleen Griffin (First Defendant) State Insurance Regulatory Authority (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms J Gumbert (Plaintiff) Mr M Jones (Plaintiff) Mr Catsanos SC (Defendant) Mr Canceri (Defendant)