NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : (2002) 12 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-541
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Hellyer & Anor v AMP General Insurance Ltd [2002] NSWSC 866 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20367/97 HEARING DATE(S) : 16 July 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 September 2002
PARTIES : Kerry Hellyer (Williams) and Mark Williams - Applicants AMP General Insurance Ltd - Respondent JUDGMENT OF : Smart AJ at 1
COUNSEL : D. Toomey - Applicant R. Cavanagh - Respondent SOLICITORS : Porters Lawyers - Applicant Henry Davis York - Respondent CATCHWORDS : Seeking to sue insurer direct - interaction of s 6 Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 and s 54 Isurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) - what constitutes a claim LEGISLATION CITED : Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) Walton v National Employers Insurance Association [1973] 2 NSWLR 73 Junemill Ltd (In liq) v FAI General Insurance Co Ltd (1996) 9 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-315 West Wake Price and Co v Ching [1956] 3 All ER 821 East End Real Estate Pty Ltd v C.E. Heath Casualty & General Insurance Ltd (1991) 25 NSWLR 400 CASES CITED : East End Real Estate Pty Ltd v C.E. Heath Casualty& General Insurance Ltd (1992) 7 Leg Rep SL2 Greentree v FAI General Insurance (1998) 44 NSWLR 706 Bailey v NSW Medical Defence Union Ltd (1995) 184 CLR 399 FAI General Insurance v Jarvis (1999) 46 NSWLR 1 McMillan v Mannix (1993) 31 NSWLR 538 DECISION : Application dismissed
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