New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

No-fault liability

Legal area

Court

23 Aug 2016

ADLAM v ACC [2016] NZHC 1967

Citation

[2016] NZHC 1967
Court

High Court

Leave was granted because the High Court identified clear questions of statutory interpretation raising questions of law, those questions crossed the threshold of arguability, and there were important private and public justice interests (serious injury and broader legal significance) justifying a further appeal to the Court of Appeal on specified questions of law.
15 Dec 1998

Waitomo Media Ltd v Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation

Citation

[1998] NZACC 268
Court

District Court

The court accepted the uncontested medical evidence that the redesigned workstation and frequent reaching caused the claimant's gradual injury and that the statutory criteria of s7(1)(a)-(c) were satisfied; because the Act is a no-fault scheme contributory factors or the claimant's manner of performing tasks do not negate entitlement, so the Corporation was correct to accept the claim.