NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Kenan Berk v Westpac Securities Administration Ltd & Anor [2010] NSWSC 28
HEARING DATE(S) : 07.09.09, 08.09.09, 09.09.09, 10.09.09, 11.09.09
JUDGMENT DATE : 4 February 2010
JUDGMENT OF : Nicholas J
DECISION : par 140
CATCHWORDS : INSURANCE – claim for benefit – whether defendants entitled to avoid policy for fraudulent non-disclosure or fraudulent misrepresentation – whether condition of total and permanent disability established – whether plaintiff entitled to relief – turns on the facts – no questions of principle
LEGISLATION CITED : Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth)
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
Gould v Vaggelas [1985] HCA 75; (1985) 157 CLR 215 Ivkovic v Australian Casualty & Life Ltd (1994) 10 SR (WA) 325 Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8; (1959) 101 CLR 298 CASES CITED : Luxton v Vines [1952] HCA 19; (1952) 85 CLR 352 Nile v Club Plus Superannuation Pty Ltd & Anor [2005] NSWSC 55 Sayseng v Kellogg Superannuation Pty Ltd & Anor [2003] NSWSC 945 Tyndall Life Insurance Co Ltd v Chisholm [2000] 11 ANZ Ins 90-104
Kenan Berk - plaintiff PARTIES : Westpac Securities Administration Ltd – first defendant Westpac Life Insurance Services Ltd – second defendant
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 6025/07
COUNSEL : D E Baran - plaintiff R M Smith SC/N J Owens - defendants
SOLICITORS : Sachs Gerace Lawyers - plaintiff Corrs Chambers Westgarth - defendants
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION
Nicholas J
4 February 2010
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