AAI Limited t/as Vero Insurance v GEO Group Australia Pty Limited [2017] NSWCA 110

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: AAI Limited t/as Vero Insurance v GEO Group Australia Pty Limited [2017] NSWCA 110 Hearing dates: 20 March 2017 Decision date: 25 May 2017 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Simpson JA at [2]; Payne JA at [3]. Decision: (1) Appeal dismissed; (2) Appellant to pay the respondents costs as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: APPEAL – insurance – failure to assess inmate of a correctional centre for risk of self harm – whether claim falls within the terms of the policy Cases Cited: Vero Insurance Ltd v Australian Prestressing Services Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 181 Category: Principal judgment Parties: AAI Limited t/as Vero Insurance (Appellant) GEO Group Australia Pty Limited (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J E Marshall SC / P A Horvath (Appellant) A P Cheshire SC / M F Newton (Respondent)

Solicitors: Moray & Agnew (Appellant) HWL Ebsworth (Respondent) File Number(s): 2016/207212 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Supreme Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Common Law Division Citation: [2016] NSWSC 803 Date of Decision: 17 June 2016 Before: Schmidt J File Number(s): 2013/68804

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