Crawley v Vero Insurance Ltd (No 7) [2014] NSWSC 80

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Crawley v Vero Insurance Ltd (No 7) [2014] NSWSC 80 Hearing dates: 14 February 2014 Decision date: 14 February 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Beech-Jones J Decision: Tender of letter dated 7 February 2006 rejected - tender of reasons in Short v Crawley (No 30) [2007] NSWSC 1322 allowed. Catchwords: EVIDENCE - without prejudice correspondence between party and insurer about indemnity for settlement offer - tender of reasons for judgment - Evidence Act - s 44, s 91 s and 131(1). Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 44, s 60, s 91, s 93, s 131 Cases Cited: - Ainsworth v Burden [2005] NSWCA 174 - Short v Crawley (No 30) [2007] NSWSC 1322 - VACC Insurance Co Ltd v BP Australia Ltd [1999] NSWCA 427; 47 NSWLR 716 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: - Christopher William Crawley (Plaintiff) - Vero Insurance Ltd (First Defendant) - HDI-Gerling Australia Insurance Company Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) - Gordian Runoff Ltd (Third Defendant) - Westport Insurance Corporation (Fourth Defendant) - Zurich Specialities London Ltd (Fifth Defendant) - LawCover Pty Ltd (Sixth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M. Green (Plaintiff) D.L. Williams SC, Ms L. Chan (Defendants) Solicitors: Bruce & Stewart (Plaintiff) Colin Biggers & Paisley (Defendants) File Number(s): 2010/397627