Employers Liability Newsletter - August 2019
- Newsletter
- Published 28.08.2019
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Recent Developments
Brief case notes of interest
- Arbitrator’s finding of capacity upheld on appeal
- Death due to assault at home arising out of or in the course of employment
- Fresh or additional evidence will only be allowed on appeal in exceptional circumstances
- Claim made materially different from claim pleaded
Recent Decisions
No right of appeal where $5,000 threshold not satisfied
Westpac Banking Corporation v Dinning [2019] NSWWCCPD 33 (11 July 2019)
Finding of total loss of earning capacity despite residual physical capacity
Mahdi v Marble Design (Aust) Pty Ltd [2019] NSWDC 287 (25 June 2019)