CAL No 14 Pty Ltd v Motor Accidents Insurance Board

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIAFRENCH CJ,GUMMOW, HAYNE, HEYDON AND CRENNAN JJMatter No H7/2009C.A.L. NO 14 PTY LTD T/AS TANDARA MOTOR INN & ANOR  APPELLANTSANDMOTOR ACCIDENTS INSURANCE BOARD  RESPONDENTMatter No H8/2009C.A.L. NO 14 PTY LTD T/AS TANDARA MOTOR INN & ANOR  APPELLANTSANDSANDRA SCOTT  RESPONDENTC.A.L. No 14 Pty Ltd v Motor Accidents Insurance BoardC.A.L. No 14 Pty Ltd v Scott[2009] HCA 4710 November 2009H7/2009 & H8/2009ORDERMatter No H7/20091.        Appeal allowed. 2.Orders of the Full Court of the Supreme Court of Tasmania set aside, and in lieu thereof order that the appeal to that Court be dismissed. 3.The respondent is to pay the appellants' costs of the hearing in the Full Court of the Supreme Court of Tasmania and in this Court. Matter No H8/20091.        Appeal allowed. 2.Orders of the Full Court of the Supreme Court of Tasmania set aside, and in lieu thereof order that the appeal to that Court be dismissed. 3.The respondent is to pay the appellants' costs of the hearing in the Full Court of the Supreme Court of Tasmania and in this Court. On appeal from the Supreme Court of TasmaniaRepresentationJ Ruskin QC with K E Read and S A O'Meara for the appellants (instructed by Richard Mole & Associates)B W Walker SC with C J Barlett for the respondent in H7/2009 (instructed by Bartletts)S P Estcourt QC with A Darcey for the respondent in H8/2009 (instructed by Wallace Wilkinson & Webster)Notice:  This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is subject to formal revision prior to publication in...