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Scenic Tours Left With $10 Million Damages Award After Substantially Failing in its Latest Appeal

Monday 24 April 2023 / by Nicholas Gordon posted in Business, Corporate & Commercial Insurance Scenic Tours NSW Court of Appeal Cruise Australian Consumer Laws Civil Liability Act 2002 Consumer Guarantees

The NSW Court of Appeal recently delivered an interesting judgment in the matter of Scenic Tours Pty Ltd v Moore [2023] NSWCA 74.

The Plaintiff in this matter, Mr David Moore, was the lead Plaintiff in a class action against Scenic Tours by thousands of disgruntled cruise ship passengers from multiple separate cruises.

For extra context, we suggest reading our 2020 article discussing Moore v Scenic Tours Pty Ltd [2020] HCA 17: Damages for ‘Disappointment and Distress’ Available to Consumers for Breaches of Consumer Guarantees for Travel and Recreational Contracts.

Case comment: Osei v P K Simpson Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCA13

Monday 21 February 2022 / by Zara Officer posted in Insurance Personal Injury Damages NSW Court of Appeal Workers Compensation Legislation Medical Negligence Professional Negligence Motor Accident Claims

In the 14 February 2022 decision in Osei v P K Simpson Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCA13, the Court of Appeal clarified an important issue regarding the cap on costs for personal injury damages matters, as set out in clause 2 of Schedule 1 to the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act (NSW) 2014.