ADMINISTRATIVE LAWJudicial reviewMedical panelDetermination by a medical panel of medical questions as referred under s 274 of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 (Vic)
COSTSReview of Costs Registrar’s decision, r 63.91 of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015 (the Rules)Part 8 assessment procedure, r 63.88Pre
Whether application of regulations properly to be left to jury on the plaintiff’s alternative and unexplained basis for her actions in the event jury rejects the plaintiff’s evidence that she was instructed to engage in a hazardous manual task by her supervisor.
Serious injurylower back injuryultimately paragraph (a) of the definition of “serious injury”concession that plaintiff was entitled to bring proceedings for “pain and suffering” damages
Admissibility of expert evidencewhether opinion evidence based upon specialised knowledge, training and experience requiredplaintiff suffered injury when he fell from bus, while adjusting a side mirror, in the course of work as a bus driverwhether opinion a recitation of the facts presented