NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 58 NSWLR 288 (2003) 12 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-583
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Rothenberger v Lumley General Insurance [2003] NSWSC 788 HEARING DATE(S) : 14/08/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 29 August 2003 JURISDICTION: Equity Division JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J DECISION : Insurer liable under policy. Quantum to be determined.
CATCHWORDS : INSURANCE - indemnity insurances - employment practices liaiblity policy - sums recovered by dismissed employee suing for breach of contract - whether "liquidated damages" - whether referable to express payment obligation - whether termination in breach of contract is "wrongful termination" LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW), s.84 Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth), s.170CE Alexander v Ajax Insurance Co Ltd [1956] VR 436 Beca Developments Pty Ltd v Idemeneo (No 92) Pty Ltd (1990) 21 NSWLR 459 Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co Ltd v New Garage and Motor Co Ltd [1915] AC 79 Gregory v Philip Morris Ltd (1998) 80 ALR 455 Esanda Finance Corporate Ltd v Plessing (1988) 166 CLR 131 Gemini Property Investments Pty Ltd v Woodwards Investments Pty Ltd [2000] SASC 210 Jampco Pty Ltd v Cameron (1985) 3 NSWLR 391 Johnson v American Home Assurance Company (1998) 192 CLR 266 CASES CITED : McCann v Switzerland Insurance (2000) 203 CLR 579 O'Dea v Allstates Leasing System (WA) Pty Ltd (1983) 152 CLR 359 Official Trustee in Bankruptcy v CS & GJ Handby Pty Ltd (1989) 87 ALR 734 Reynolds v Southcorp Wines Pty Ltd (2002) 115 IR 152 Secretary of State Advances Recovery Office of the Republic of South Africa v Fine (1968) 87 WN (NSW) (Pt1) 445 Sellars v Adelaide Petroleum NL (1994) 179 CLR 332 Spain v Union Steamship Co of New Zealand Ltd (1923) 32 CLR 139 The Roy Morgan Research Centre Pty Ltd v Wilson Market Research Pty Ltd (No 2) (1996) 20 ACSR 170 Tiplady v Gold Coast Carlton Pty Ltd (1984) 8 FCR 438 Rothenberger Australia Pty Limited - Plaintiff PARTIES : Peter Poulsen - First Defendant Lumley General Insurance Limited - Second Defendant FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4543/00 COUNSEL : Mr S.D. Robb QC/Mr J.A. Crisp - Plaintiff Mr J.N. West QC/Mr S.A. Goodman - Second Defendant SOLICITORS : Eakin McCaffery Cox - Plaintiff Phillips Fox - Second Defendant
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