NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : (2001) 11 ANZ Ins Cas 61-508 [2001] ACL Rep 235 NSW 15
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : General Accident Insurance Asia Ltd v Sakr & Ors [2001] NSWCA 402 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40877/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 3 October 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 15 November 2001
PARTIES : General Accident Insurance Asia Ltd - Appellant Mohamed Sakr & Ors - Respondents JUDGMENT OF : Giles JA at 1; Hodgson JA at 75; Sperling J at 81
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT 1345/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Delaney DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : J Duncan - Appellant C J Millard - Respondents SOLICITORS : Deacons - Appellant Stewart Bell, Parramatta - Respondents CATCHWORDS : INSURANCE - duty of disclosure - insurer told property had been unoccupied for some time - was asked to delete loss of rent and public liability cover - later renewal - no inquiry as to present position - waiver of further compliance with duty of disclosure - no failure to disclose unoccupation - fire damage - cost of repair - whether allowance for betterment - on facts, no allowance. Bailey v New South Wales Medical Defence Union Ltd (1995) 184 CLR 399; British Traders' Insurance Company Ltd v Monson (1964) 111 CLR 86; C E Heath Underwriting & Insurance (Aust) Pty Ltd v Edwards Dunlop & Co Ltd (1993) 176 CLR 535; CIC Insurance Ltd v Bankstown Football Club Ltd (1997) 187 CLR 384; Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of NSW (1982) 149 CLR 337; Commercial Union Assurance Company of Australia Ltd v Beard (1999) 47 NSWLR 735; Fire & All Risks Insurance Co Ltd v Rousianos (1990) 19 NSWLR 57; CASES CITED: GRE Insurance Ltd v QBE Insurance Ltd (1985) VR 83; Harbutt's "Plasticine" Ltd v Wayne Tank and Pump Co Ltd (1970) 1 QB 447; Lambert v Cooperative Insurance Society Ltd (1976) 2 LL R 485; Liga Knitting Mills v Lombard Insurance Co Ltd (1984) 3 ANZ Ins Cas 60-551; Lucas v The New Zealand Insurance Co Ltd (1983) 1 VR 698; Malcolm E Walker & Sons Ltd v Co-operative Fire & Casualty Co (1966) 58 DLR (2d) 10; Manufacturers' Mutual Insurance Ltd v John H Boardman Insurance Brokers Ltd (1994) 179 CLR 650; Mercantile Mutual Insurance (Australia) Ltd v Gibbs (2001) WASCA 221; Vintix Pty Ltd v Lumley General Insurance Ltd (1992) NSWLR 627. DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs.
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