Employers Liability Newsletter - September 2023

  • Published 14.09.2023

Recent Decisions

Review of the application of s322A
Lazio Formwork Pty Ltd v Kelly; Kelly v Lazio Formwork Pty Ltd (NSWPIC 2023)

The High Court re-visits vicarious liability and scope of employment in novel circumstances’
CCIG Investments Pty Ltd v Schokman (HCA 2023)

The High Court re-visits vicarious liability and scope of employment in novel circumstances’

  • Published 13.09.2023

CCIG Investments Pty Ltd v Schokman (HCA 2023)

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Key Takeaways

Dude, where’s my car? Why who repaired a vehicle and what they did matters to the assessment of damages

  • Published 06.09.2023

John Rauof Megally v Andja Bojanic (NSWLC 2023)

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This decision concerned the relevance of ‘actual cost’ when assessing the diminution in value of a vehicle by reference to the reasonable market cost of repairs.

Key Takeaways

Employers Liability Newsletter - August 2023

  • Published 15.08.2023

Recent Decisions

Presidential decision examines the section 289A and Anshun estoppel principles
Racing NSW v Goode (NSWPICPD 2023)

Hearing loss during period of self-employment not deductible under s323
Petreski v D Akmadziz & I Admadzic (NSWPICMP 2023)

Working From Home - Where Does an Employer’s Liability End?

  • Published 15.08.2023

Impacts of COVID-19 on Working Arrangements

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Key Takeaways

Employers should take stock of their current ‘work from home’ (WFH) guidelines and monitoring systems, and undertake the following activities (if not undertaken already):

Hearing loss during period of self-employment not deductible under s323

  • Published 15.08.2023

Petreski v D Akmadziz & I Admadzic (NSWPICMP 2023)

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Key Takeaways