Australia, March 12 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Feb. 12:
1. Before the Court is an Amended Notice of Motion dated 11 February 2025, by which the plaintiff seeks leave under s 5 of the Civil Liability (Third Party Claims Against Insurers) Act 2017 (NSW) ("the Act") to join Insurance Australia Limited trading as CGU as the defendant in place of the existing defendant. A proposed Amended Statement of Claim effecting that change is annexed to the Amended Notice of Motion.
2. The background to the matter is that the plaintiff was injured on 25 October 2017 at an industrial site in Casino in New South Wales, where he was employed as a roofer by SAE Group Pty Limited whilst engaged in t...