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New Zealand Case Law

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  • 27 Feb 2015

    Turner v Accident Compensation Corporation

    Citation
    [2015] NZACC 41
    Court
    District Court

    On the totality of the evidence, including the appellant's credible testimony, the treating surgeon's opinion, and satisfactory explanations for the delay and activity records, the court was satisfied the threshold was met that the right shoulder surgery was causally connected to the 20 February 2011 surfing injury; therefore the appeal is allowed.

    • Causation
    • Medical treatment cover
    • Rotator cuff injury
    • Evidential inferences (ambros test)

  • 24 Jul 2013

    Sutherland v Accident Compensation Corporation

    Citation
    [2013] NZACC 216
    Court
    District Court

    Applying the District Court Rules 2009 and the guidance in P v ACC, the Judge accepted the respondent's allocations for preparation and reduced attendance time to a quarter day; therefore the appropriate 2B scale award is $2,945 payable by the respondent to the appellant.

    • S149 appeal
    • Costs on scale 2b
    • Assessment of solicitor/counsel time
    • Medical treatment cover