NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Saad v J Robins & Sons Pty Limited [2003] NSWCA 87 HEARING DATE(S) : 12/03/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 17 April 2003
JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Hodgson JA at 2; Santow JA at 3 DECISION : Appeal allowed.
CATCHWORDS : WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT - election to receive lump sum compensation -leave to revoke earlier election, so as to allow claim for common law damages -further material deterioration in the person's medical condition - WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT - leave to commence common law proceedings out of time - lengthy delay - evidence explaining delay - presumptive prejudice only LEGISLATION CITED : Motor Accidents Act 1988 (NSW) s52(4) Workers' Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) s151A(5); s151D; s151E; 151W Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541 Halt v Wynter (2000) 49 NSWLR 128 Itek Graphix Pty Ltd v Elliot (2001) 54 NSWLR 207 CASES CITED : McLean v Sydney Water Corporation ([2001] NSWCA 122 Salido v Nominal Defendant (1993) 32 NSWLR 524 Scaltrito v NRMA Insurance Ltd [2003] NSWCA 63 State of NSW v Taylor (2000) 204 CLR 461 PARTIES : Hasan Saad (Appellant) J Robins & Sons Pty Limited (ACN 000 005 005) (Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40278/02 COUNSEL : K Rewell, SC/ J De Berg (Appellant) R Page (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Shaw McDonald Pty Ltd (Appellant) Dexter Healey (Respondent)
LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 12316/01 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Sorby DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
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