Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer v Arab [2024] NSWDC 523

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer v Arab [2024] NSWDC 523 Hearing dates: 6 November 2024 Date of orders: 6 November 2024 Decision date: 06 November 2024 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraphs [69] and [72] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – application to set aside default judgment – Workers' Compensation Nominal Insurer claim against defendant as 'culpable director' of uninsured company – whether triable issue Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss, 58(2), 63(3) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr, 36.15(1), 36.16(2) Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 145, 145A Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998, s 105 Cases Cited: Coombs v Workcover Authority of NSW [2014] NSWSC 1701 Dai v Zhu [2013] NSWCA 412 J & M McNamee Holdings Pty Ltd v Mungerie Vale Pty Ltd t/as Greenwood Group Realtors [2019] NSWCA 293 Jones v Riley [2022] NSWDC 323 Teofilo v State of New South Wales [2007] NSWSC 767 Violi v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2015] NSWCA 152 Texts Cited: Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer (Plaintiff/Respondent) Mr Ali Arab (Defendant/Applicant) Representation: Counsel: Mr D Price (Plaintiff/Respondent) Mr Ali Arab (Defendant/Applicant)