Younan v GIO General Limited [2012] NSWDC 67

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Younan v GIO General Limited [2012] NSWDC 67 Hearing dates: 25 August; 22 and 23 September; 14 November; 13 December 2011 and 9 February 2012 Decision date: 27 April 2012 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the defendant. (2) Plaintiff pay defendant's costs. (3) Liberty to restore in relation to costs. (4) Exhibits retained for 28 days. Catchwords: INSURANCE - fraudulent claim - insurer entitled to refuse payment Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 135 Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth), ss 28 and 56 Cases Cited: Aqua-Marine Marketing Pty Ltd v Pacific Reef Fisheries (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 4) [2011] FCA 578 Australian Securities and Investment Commission v Rich (2005) 216 ALR 320 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] ALR 334; (1938) 12 ALJR 100 Hammoud Bros Pty Ltd v Insurance Australia Ltd [2004] NSWCA 366 NASA v AAMI (New South Wales Court of Appeal, 22 October 2001, unreported) Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd (1992) 110 ALR 449; (1992) 67 ALJR 170 R v Logue (New South Wales Criminal Court of Appeal, Gleeson CJ, McInerney J, Mathews J, 31 March 1994) Rural Enterprises Pty Ltd v Rimanui Farms Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1036 Simon v NRMA Insurance Ltd (New South Wales Court of Appeal, 22 October 1991, unreported) Thornton v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2011] EWHC 1884 (QB) To v Australian Associated Motor Insurers Ltd (2001) 3 VR 279 Trimcoll Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2007] NSWCA 307 Victor Stanley Inc v Creative Pipe Inc et al 269 FRD 497 Walton v Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd [2004] NSWSC 616 Texts Cited: - Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: Jennifer Younan Defendant: GIO General Limited (ABN 22 002 861 583) Representation: Plaintiff: Mr T Di Francesco Defendant: Mr B Burke Plaintiff: AYS Legal Defendant: Courtenay & Co Solicitors File Number(s): 2010/366490 Publication restriction: None