DAOUD v GIO GENERAL LIMITED [2011] NSWSC 1001

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: DAOUD v GIO GENERAL LIMITED [2011] NSWSC 1001 Hearing dates: Wednesday 31 August 2011 Decision date: 01 September 2011 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hall J Decision: 1. Appeal allowed. 2. Order setting aside the judgment of the Local Court delivered on 2 February 2011. 3. Order that the proceedings be remitted to the Local Court pursuant to s.41(1)(c) of the Local Court Act for determination by the Local Court by another Magistrate. 4. Order the respondent to pay the appellant's costs of and incidental to the proceedings in this Court. Catchwords: Administrative law - appeal from Local Court - whether Magistrate gave adequate reasons - error of law - defence involving fraud Legislation Cited: Insurance Contracts Act 1984 Local Court Act 2007 Cases Cited: Alchin v Daley [2009] NSWCA 418 Beale v Government Insurance Office of NSW (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Campbelltown City Council v Vegan & Ors [2006] NSWCA 284; (2006) 67 NSWLR 372 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 Neat Holdings Pty Limited v Karajan Holdings Pty Limited (1992) 67 ALJR 1 Soulemezis v Dudley Holdings Pty Limited (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Category: Principal judgment Parties: NABIH DAOUD v GIO GENERAL LIMITED Representation: P: M Campbell D: J Sleight P: Peter Michael Ives D: Hicksons Lawyers File Number(s): 2011/68389