Wallaby Grip Ltd v QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIAFRENCH CJ,GUMMOW, HAYNE, HEYDON AND KIEFEL JJMatter No S281/2009WALLABY GRIP LIMITED  APPELLANTANDQBE INSURANCE (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED & ANOR                   RESPONDENTSMatter No S284/2009IRENE STEWART (AS LEGAL PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE ANGUS CLUGSTON STEWART)  APPELLANTANDQBE INSURANCE (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED & ANOR                   RESPONDENTSWallaby Grip Limited v QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited Stewart v QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited [2010] HCA 930 March 2010S281/2009 & S284/2009ORDERIn each matter:1.Appeal allowed.2. Set aside the orders of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales made on 3 April 2009 and in their place order that the appeal to that Court be dismissed with costs.3.First respondent to pay the appellant's costs.On appeal from the Supreme Court of New South WalesRepresentationB W Walker SC with D J Russell SC for the appellant in S281/2009 and the second respondent in S284/2009 (instructed by Middletons Lawyers)D F Jackson QC with D R J Toomey for the second respondent in S281/2009 and the appellant in S284/2009 (instructed by Turner Freeman Lawyers)A J Sullivan QC with G F Little SC and D T Miller for the first respondent in both matters (instructed by Moray & Agnew Solicitors)Notice:  This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is subject to formal revision prior to publication in the Commonwealth Law Reports.CATCHWORDSWallaby Grip Limited v QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited Stewart v QBE Insurance (Australia) LimitedInsurance – Workers' compensation – Workers' Compensation Act 1926 (NSW) ("Act") s 18(1) required employers to obtain insurance or indemnity policy from insurer in respect of...