Lawcover Insurance Pty Ltd v Leonardo Carlo Muriniti & Robert Duane Newell [2017] NSWSC 1557

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lawcover Insurance Pty Ltd v Leonardo Carlo Muriniti & Robert Duane Newell [2017] NSWSC 1557 Hearing dates: 9, 10, 11, 12 October, 1 November 2017 Decision date: 16 November 2017 Before: Sackar J Decision: See [220] - [224] Catchwords: CONTRACTS - general contractual principles - construction and interpretation of contracts

INSURANCE - general - Policies of insurance – duty to act in utmost good faith Legislation Cited: Civil Liability (Third Party Claims Against Insurers) Act 2017 (NSW) Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Akai Pty Ltd v People's Insurance Co Ltd (1996) 188 CLR 418 Australian Broadcasting Commission v Australasian Performing Right Association Ltd (1973) 129 CLR 99 Australian Casualty Co. Ltd v Federico (1986) 160 CLR 513 Beverley v Tyndall Life Insurance Co Ltd [1999] WASCA 198 Carter v Boehm (1766) 3 Burr. 1905 CSR Limited v Adecco (Australia) Pty Limited [2017] NSWCA 121 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR 640 Hancock Family Memorial Foundation Ltd v Lowe [2015] WASCA 38 Jemena Gas Networks (NSW) Ltd v AGL Energy Limited [2017] NSWCA 266 Knight v FP Special Assets Ltd (1992) 174 CLR 178 McGinn v Cranbrook School [2016] NSWCA 226 Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 104 Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 104 Re Greenhills Securities Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 2021 Spies v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1991) 24 NSWLR 691 TAL Life Ltd v Shuetrim (2016) 91 NSWLR 439 Wilkie v Gordian Runoff Ltd (2005) 221 CLR 522 Young v Hones (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 338 Young v Hones [2013] NSWSC 580 Young v Hones [2015] HCASL 73 Young v Hughes Trueman Pty Ltd (No 4) [2017] FCA 456 Young v Hughes Trueman Pty Ltd (No 5) [2017] FCA 690 Young v Hughes Trueman Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 1176 Young v Hughes Trueman Pty Ltd [2016] FCCA 989 Young v Hughes Trueman Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 470 Young v King (No 10) [2016] NSWLEC 70 Young v King (No 11) [2017] NSWLEC 34 Young v King (No 2) [2009] NSWLEC 125 Young v King (No 3) [2012] NSWLEC 42 Young v King (No 4) [2012] NSWLEC 236 Young v King (No 5) [2012] NSWLEC 280 Young v King (No 6) [2015] NSWLEC 111 Young v King (No 7) [2015] NSWLEC 178 Young v King (No 8) [2015] NSWLEC 187 Young v King (No 9) [2016] NSWLEC 4 Young v King [2004] NSWLEC 93 Young v King [2013] NSWCA 364 Young v King [2016] NSWCA 282 Yu v Chao (2016) 91 NSWLR 190 Zhang v ROC Services (NSW) Pty Ltd; National Transport Insurance by its manager NTI Ltd v Zhang (2016) 93 NSWLR 561 Texts Cited: Jonathan Mance, Iain Goldrein, and Robert Merkin (eds) Insurance Disputes (2nd edn LLP, London 2003) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Lawcover Insurance Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Leonardo Carlo Muriniti (First Defendant) Robert Duane Newell (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D L Williams SC, A R Zahra (Plaintiff) R Newell (Defendants)