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The Federal Government's "review" of the law of negligence - The aim of the review was to limit liability and the quantum of damages evolving from personal injury and death.
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The Federal Government's "review" of the law of negligence was conducted in June 2002, by the Ipp committee, as a result of the recent insurance crisis. The aim of the review was to limit liability and the quantum of damages evolving from personal injury and death. This was the consequence of numerous factors including the September 11 terrorists attack on New York, a cyclical hardening of global insurance markets, and in Australia the collapse of HIH insurance. These factors lead to alarming increases in insurance premiums, and in some cases the inability to obtain coverage at all. The controversial recommendations proposed by the Ipp committee's review of negligence, which aim to limit liability, I believe, should be implemented. The recommendations of the Ipp committee differed in several aspects from the common law's position on the law of negligence which states that it is a basic human right to recover full...
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