Anderson v Pickles Auctions Pty Ltd
[2022] QSC 265 · Cooper J
Incident & injury
Work-related incident (details not provided in judgment)
Quick facts
- Date of judgment
- 6 December 2022
- Claim type
- WCRA Common Law
- Proceeding
- Costs
- Plaintiff outcome
- Unsuccessful
- Occupation
- Not stated
Outcome
Plaintiff's application to review the costs assessor's certificate was dismissed. Cooper J held that on the proper construction of Part 8 Division 2 of the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2014, counsel's fees are not recoverable as part of a claimant's costs calculated under those provisions, and the assessor's decision to disallow the costs of two counsel was not manifestly wrong.
Defendant
1 Pickles Auctions Pty Ltd
Employer
- Judgment against this defendant
- $775,000
Key issues
Anderson v Pickles Auctions Pty Ltd [2022] QSC 265
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