Insurance Australia Limited trading as NRMA Insurance v Helou; Helou v NRMA Insurance Australia Ltd [2007] NSWSC 1451

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Insurance Australia Limited trading as NRMA Insurance v Helou; Helou v NRMA Insurance Australia Ltd [2007] NSWSC 1451

HEARING DATE(S) : 13 December 2007

JUDGMENT DATE : 14 December 2007

JURISDICTION : Common law

JUDGMENT OF : Associate Justice Malpass

DECISION : 1) The proceedings brought by the plaintiff are dismissed. 2) The plaintiff is to pay the costs of those proceedings. 3) The proceedings brought by the first defendant are stood over to a date to be fixed. 4) The parties are to have liberty to apply. 5) Exhibits may be returned.

CATCHWORDS : Judicial review - assessment process - statutory scheme - common law principles - quantum - errors in dealing with evidence - discretion

LEGISLATION CITED : Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 Supreme Court Act 1970

Associated Provincial Picture Houses Limited v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223 Campbelltown City Council v Vegan & Ors [2006] NSWCA 284; (2006) NSWLR 372 CASES CITED : Purkess v Crittenden [1965] HCA 34; (1965) 114 CLR 164 Richards v Richards [2006] NSWSC 140 Toubia v Peters [2006] NSWSC 1088 Watts v Rake [1960] HCA 58; (1960) 108 CLR 158

Insurance Australia Limited trading as NRMA Insurance (Plaintiff) Joseph Helou (1st Defendant) PARTIES : Robert Quickenden (2nd Defendant) Motor Accidents Authority of New South Wales (3rd Defendant) Joseph Helou (Plaintiff) NRMA Insuramce Australia Ltd (Defendant)

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30115/07; 15241/07

COUNSEL : Ms C E Adamson SC / Mr W Fitzsimmons (Plaintiff) Mr A Morrison SC / Mr J Jobson (1st Defendant)