SAUL v TAKASE PTY LTD [1996] NSWCA 467
The appellant failed to discharge the onus of proving incapacity for work attributable to the motor vehicle accident beyond 30 November 1995; the trial judge’s findings were supported by the available medical evidence.
- Parties
- Appellant: Saul; Respondent: Takase Pty Ltd
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 25 November 1996
- Procedural Posture
- Workers' Compensation Appeal / Appeal
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Weekly Compensation, Medical Expenses, Permanent Disability, Pain and Suffering, Causation, Onus of Proof
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Parties
Saul
Appellant
Takase Pty Ltd
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Workers' Compensation Appeal / Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the trial judge's findings of fact regarding the cessation of incapacity were supported by evidence
- 2 Whether failure to award s60 medical expenses for period prior to 18 October 1995 was proper
- 3 Whether appellant’s incapacity and symptom origin were systemic or constitutional
Ratio Decidendi
The appellant failed to discharge the onus of proving incapacity for work attributable to the motor vehicle accident beyond 30 November 1995; the trial judge’s findings were supported by the available medical evidence.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- Appeal dismissed
- Appellant's claim for s60 expenses prior to 18 October 1996 remitted to the Compensation Court for determination
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