The County Court granted leave to bring serious injury proceedings under s 335(2) of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013, finding that the plaintiff's chronic lumbar spine pain and its wide-ranging consequences on daily living, work capacity, leisure activities, and social life were 'very considerable' under the narrative test. The Court preferred the plaintiff's medical evidence over the defendant's expert, whose opinion on causation was rejected as inadequately reasoned and factually inaccurate. The plaintiff's stoicism and credibility were significant factors in the assessment.
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