LAWS398 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Supreme Court Of The Australian Capital Territory, Australian National University

• School: Macquarie University
• Department: Law/Law Participation and Community Engagement
• Course: LAWS398
• Professor: Sonya Willis

Document Summary

Week 7 introduction to civil procedure readings. Readings: s56-60 of the civil procedure act; and, aon risk services australia limited v australian national university (2009) 239 clr. 175; [2009] hca 27: civil procedure text preface ppxxix-xxxiv, chapter 1 pp2-6 and 14-29; and chapter. Elimination of delay (cf western australia supreme court rules, order 1, rule 4a) Aon risk services australia limited v australian national university. On 18 january 2003, the canberra bushfires destroyed australian national. Anu"s insurance policy distributed the risk between three insurers. Anu commenced proceedings in december 2004 in the act supreme. The insurers filed defences arguing that anu understated the value of the premises and omitted certain buildings. Anu filed an amended statement of claim joining its broker, aon risk. The amended statement of claim raised an alternative claim against aon that it was negligent in failing to arrange insurance coverage for the omitted property. The supreme court granted anu"s application to amend.