NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : HIH Casualty & General Insurance Limited v General Reinsurance Australia [2008] NSWSC 461
HEARING DATE(S) : 28/04/08, 29/04/08 and 30/04/08
JUDGMENT DATE : 2 June 2008
JUDGMENT OF : McDougall J at 1
DECISION : See paragraphs [116] and [117] of the judgment.
CATCHWORDS : INSURANCE – Contract of – reinsurance – trade credit policy – liability of insurer to indemnify – whether 'Trade Credit' claim outside scope of policy – whether claim an 'Insured Debt' – whether debt a trade related debt.
LEGISLATION CITED : Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
Abbey National Building Society v Cann [1991] 1 AC 56 Associated Midland Corporation Ltd v Bank of New South Wales (1984) 51 ALR 641 Associated Alloys Pty Limited v ACN 001 452 106 Pty Limited (In Liquidation) (2000) 202 CLR 588 Bluebottle UK Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (2006) 233 ALR 747 CASES CITED : Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Bluebottle UK Ltd (2006) 68 NSWLR 558 Esanda Ltd v Burgess [1984] 2 NSWLR 139 Ingram v Inland Revenue Commissioners [1999] 1 All ER 297 Perpetual Trustee Co (Ltd) v Bligh (1940) 41 SR (NSW) 33 Sonenco (No.87) Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (1992) 38 FCR 555
TEXTS CITED : Australian Oxford Dictionary (second edition, 2004) Fourth Edition of Halsbury's Laws of England
PARTIES : HIH Casualty & General Insurance Limited (in Liq) (ACN 008 482 291) (Plaintiff) General Reinsurance Australia Ltd (ACN 008 427 450) (Defendant)
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