Andrew Spearritt

The jurisdiction of the Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South Wales – Nervous Shock excluded

Employer's liability for exposing employee's family to asbestos

Reform of the New South Wales Workers Compensation Scheme - Part 1

Reform of the New South Wales Workers Compensation Scheme - Part 2

Each period of exposure to asbestos held to have made a contribution towards the contraction of lung cancer

High Court adopts cumulative effect theory and rejects single fibre theory for mesothelioma caused by exposure to asbestos brake linings

Court of Appeal examines the scope of a designated insurer in terms of divisible and indivisible occupational diseases

Silicosis exposure – High Court overrules the Court of Appeal on the admissibility of expert evidence and the issue of judicial notice

NSW Court of Appeal upholds decision that asbestos brake lining exposure from 1953 caused mesothelioma

Quantum of indemnity recoverable by a worker's employer not reduced due to worker's death - WorkCover Queensland v Amaca Pty Limited & Anor [2010] HCA 34