Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Gonzalez (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 544

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Gonzalez (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 544 Hearing dates: 5 December 2012 Decision date: 16 May 2013 Before: Adams J Decision: The first defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs of and incidental to the summons including this costs determination. Catchwords: Costs - s 6 Suitors' Fund Act 1951 - concerning whether covers judicial proceedings in decisions of medical assessors or Medical Review Panels under Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 Suitors' Fund Act 1951. Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Ackling v QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited and Anor [2009] NSWSC 881 Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Roger Ward & Ors [2010] NSWSC 720 Australian Postal Commission v Dao & Anor (No 2) (1986) 6 NSWLR 497 GIO General Limited v Smith & ors (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 998 QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd v Henderson [2012] NSWSC 1607 Category: Costs Parties: Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd (plaintiff) Carmen Gonzalez (first defendant) Representation: Counsel: K P Rewell SC (plaintiff) P S Jones (first defendant) Solicitors: McCourts Solicitors (plaintiff) Colin Daley Quinn (first defendant) File Number(s): 2012/172585 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2012-03-12 00:00:00