Rahman v Al-Maharmeh

(2021) 95 MVR 394; [2021] NSWCA 31

NSW Court of Appeal

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Catchwords

1. Traffic Law and Transport
2. › Motor accident legislation
3. › Time limits
4. › Leave to commence proceedings out of time
5. › Full and satisfactory explanation for delay
6. › Whether explanation required to include solicitors' actions, knowledge and belief
7. › Whether delay attributable to solicitors satisfactory
8. › Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), ss 66(2), 109
1. Traffic Law and Transport
2. › Motor accident legislation
3. › Time limits
4. › Leave to commence proceedings out of time
5. › Damages threshold
6. › Whether total damages likely to be awarded not less than 25% of maximum non-economic loss
7. › Calculation of future domestic assistance
8. › Whether commercial assistance likely where gratuitous assistance historically provided
9. › Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), ss 109(3)(b), 134
1. Appeal
2. › Leave to appeal
3. › Interlocutory decision disposing of appellant's claim
4. › Whether error resulting in injustice established
1. Costs
2. › Wasted costs order
3. › Where solicitors responsible for failure to commence proceedings in time
4. › Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 99

Quick Take

A claimant seeking leave under s 109 MAC Act need only account for the claimant's own actions, knowledge and belief, not those of their solicitors, and the damages threshold involves a predictive exercise assessing real chance rather than probability.