CGU Insurance v Capral Ltd

[2025] FCAFC 46

Federal Court of Australia

Australia - Commonwealth

3rd April, 2025

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)	s39.32

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
AAI Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan	[2025] FCAFC 6	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	4 Feb 2025	AustLII	1
Mallonland Pty Ltd v Advanta Seeds Pty Ltd	[2024] HCA 25; 418 ALR 639; (2024) 98 ALJR 956	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Aug 2024	AustLII	8
Capral Ltd v Insurance Australia Ltd t/as CGU Insurance	[2024] FCA 775	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	17 Jul 2024	AustLII	2
Baralaba Coal Co Pty Ltd v AAI Ltd trading as Vero Insurance	[2024] FCA 532	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 May 2024	AustLII	2
XL Insurance Co SE, trading as Brooklyn Underwriting v Kerembla Pty Ltd	[2023] FCAFC 183	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Nov 2023	AustLII	1
Owners - Strata Plan No 91086 v Fairview Architectural Pty Ltd (No 3)	[2023] FCA 814	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 Jul 2023	AustLII	4
Star Entertainment Group Ltd v Chubb Insurance Australia Ltd	[2022] FCAFC 16; (2022) 400 ALR 25	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Feb 2022	AustLII	26
LCA Marrickville Pty Ltd v Swiss Re International SE	[2022] FCAFC 17; (2022) 290 FCR 435; (2022) 401 ALR 204	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Feb 2022	AustLII	37
Minister for Home Affairs v DLZ18	[2020] HCA 43; (2020) 270 CLR 372; 385 ALR 16; (2020) 95 ALJR 14	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Dec 2020	AustLII	31
HDI Global Specialty SE v Wonkana	[2020] NSWCA 296; (2020) 104 NSWLR 634	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	18 Nov 2020	AustLII	64
Entyce Food Ingredients Pty Ltd v CGU Insurance Ltd	[2020] VSC 757	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	17 Nov 2020	AustLII	1
Dalby Bio-Refinery Ltd v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd	[2019] FCAFC 85; 20 ANZ Insurance Cases 62-203	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	24 May 2019	AustLII	7
R & B Directional Drilling Pty Ltd (in liq) v CGU Insurance Ltd (No 2)	[2019] FCA 458; (2019) 369 ALR 137	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Apr 2019	AustLII	10
Kaboko Mining Ltd v Van Heerden (No 3)	[2018] FCA 2055	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	19 Dec 2018	AustLII	4
Weir Services Australia Pty Ltd v AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance	[2018] NSWCA 100; (2018) 359 ALR 314	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	circa 2018	AustLII	24
Cherry v Steele-Park	[2017] NSWCA 295; (2017) 351 ALR 521; (2017) 96 NSWLR 548	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	22 Nov 2017	AustLII	144
Brown v Tasmania	[2017] HCA 43; 261 CLR 328	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2017	AustLII	31
Zhang v ROC Services (NSW) Pty Ltd	[2016] NSWCA 370; (2016) 93 NSWLR 561	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	22 Dec 2016	AustLII	48
Impact Funding Solutions Ltd v AIG Europe Insurance Ltd	[2016] UKSC 57; [2017] AC 73; [2016] 3 WLR 1422	United Kingdom Supreme Court	United Kingdom	26 Oct 2016	BAILII	43
Woodlawn Capital Pty Ltd v Motor Vehicles Insurance Ltd	[2016] NSWCA 28; (2016) 111 ACSR 377	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	9 Mar 2016	AustLII	12
Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd	[2015] HCA 37; (2015) 256 CLR 104; (2015) 325 ALR 188; (2015) 89 ALJR 990	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Oct 2015	AustLII	1255
Newey v Westpac Banking Corporation	[2014] NSWCA 319	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	11 Sep 2014	AustLII	100
Mainteck Services Pty Ltd v Stein Heurtey SA	[2014] NSWCA 184; (2014) 310 ALR 113; (2014) 89 NSWLR 633	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	6 Jun 2014	AustLII	258
Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd	[2014] HCA 7; (2014) 251 CLR 640; (2014) 306 ALR 25; 88 ALJR 447	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Mar 2014	AustLII	1337
Siegwerk Australia Pty Ltd v Nuplex Industries (Australia) Pty Ltd	[2013] FCAFC 130; (2013) 305 ALR 412	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 Nov 2013	AustLII	25
Vero Insurance Ltd v Australian Prestressing Services Pty Ltd	[2013] NSWCA 181	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	21 Jun 2013	AustLII	8
Visy Packaging Pty Ltd v Siegwerk Australia Pty Ltd	[2013] FCA 231; (2013) 301 ALR 560	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	19 Mar 2013	AustLII	7
Quintano v BW Rose Pty Ltd	[2008] NSWSC 793; (2009) 15 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-805	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	5 Aug 2008	AustLII	27
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Narain	[2008] FCAFC 120; (2008) 169 FCR 211; (2008) 247 ALR 659; (2008) 66 ACSR 688; 26 ACLC 736	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Jul 2008	AustLII	73
CGU Insurance Ltd v Porthouse	[2008] HCA 30; (2008) 235 CLR 103; (2008) 248 ALR 240; (2008) 82 ALJR 1135; 15 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-768	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2008	AustLII	86
Zurich Australian Insurance Ltd v Regal Pearl Pty Ltd	[2006] NSWCA 328; (2007) 14 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-715	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	27 Nov 2006	AustLII	20
Sokol and Co v Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co	430 F3d 417	United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit	United States	29 Nov 2005	WorldLII	2
Prime Infrastructure (DBCT) Management Pty Ltd v Vero Insurance Ltd	[2005] QCA 369; 13 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-661	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	30 Sep 2005	AustLII	8
Wilkie v Gordian Runoff Ltd	[2005] HCA 17; (2005) 221 CLR 522; 214 ALR 410; 79 ALJR 872; 13 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-641	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Apr 2005	AustLII	397
AXA Global Risks (UK) Ltd v Haskins Contractors Pty Ltd	[2004] NSWCA 138; (2004) 13 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-611	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	6 May 2004	AustLII	10
Allianz Australia Ltd v Wentworthville Real Estate Pty Ltd	[2004] NSWCA 100; (2004) 13 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-598	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	2 Apr 2004	AustLII	20
Pilkington United Kingdom Ltd v CGU Insurance Plc	[2004] EWCA Civ 23	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	circa 2004	BAILII	15
"Insurance Coverage Issues Arising From Large Exposure Contaminated Food Claims"	(2003) 70 Defense Counsel Journal 206	Defense Counsel Journal	United States	circa 2003	HeinOnline / Westlaw	1
Maggbury Pty Ltd v Hafele Australia Pty Ltd	[2001] HCA 70; (2001) 210 CLR 181; (2001) 185 ALR 152; (2001) 76 ALJR 246; (2001) 53 IPR 1; [2002] ATPR 41-854; [2002] AIPC 91-778; [2002] Aust Contract Reports 90-140; (2001) 22 Leg Rep 28	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Dec 2001	AustLII	526
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Maritime Union of Australia	[2001] FCA 1549; (2001) 114 FCR 472; (2001) 187 ALR 487; 50 AILR 4-521; [2002] ATPR 41-849	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Nov 2001	AustLII	104
McCann v Switzerland Insurance Australia Ltd	[2000] HCA 65; (2000) 203 CLR 579; (2000) 176 ALR 711; (2000) 75 ALJR 325; (2001) 11 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-479; (2000) 21 Leg Rep 24	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Dec 2000	AustLII	620
Re Mining Technologies Australia Pty Ltd	[1999] 1 Qd R 60; 10 ANZ Insurance Cases 74,114		Australia - Queensland	circa 1999	LexisNexis AU	17
Switzerland Insurance Australia Ltd (formerly Federation Insurance Ltd) v Dundean Distributors Pty Ltd	[1998] 4 VR 692; (1998) 10 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-388		Australia - Victoria	circa 1998	LexisNexis AU	8
Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority	[1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355; (1998) 153 ALR 490; (1998) 72 ALJR 841; (1998) 8 Leg Rep 41	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1998	AustLII	2624
Hunter v Canary Wharf	[1997] AC 655		United Kingdom	circa 1997	LexisNexis / Westlaw	202
Joye v Beach Petroleum NL	[1996] FCA 1552; (1996) 67 FCR 275; (1996) 137 ALR 506; 20 ACSR 525	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Jun 1996	AustLII	99
Joye v Beach Petroleum NL	[1996] FCA 502; 67 FCR 275	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1996	AustLII	3
Eljer Manufacturing Incorporated v Liberty Mutual Insurance Co	972 F2d 805; 61 USLW 2136	United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit	United States	14 Aug 1992	WorldLII	23
Austral Plywoods Pty Ltd v FAI General Insurance Co Ltd	[1992] QCA 4; (1992) 7 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-110	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	3 Mar 1992	AustLII	9
Plenty v Dillon	[1991] HCA 5; (1991) 171 CLR 635; (1991) 98 ALR 353; 65 ALJR 231; [1991] Aust Torts Reports 81-084	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1991	AustLII	286
Foodpro National Inc v General Accident Assurance Co of Canada	(1988) 63 OR 2d 288		Canada - Ontario	circa 1988		2
Darlington Futures Ltd v Delco Australia Pty Ltd	[1986] HCA 82; (1986) 161 CLR 500; (1986) 68 ALR 385; (1986) 61 ALJR 76; 5 ACLC 132; (1986) 161 CR 500; 7-062 P 331	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Dec 1986	AustLII	384
Foodpro National Inc v General Accident Assurance Co of Canada	(1986) 33 DLR (4th) 427		Canada	circa 1986		1
Legal & General Insurance Australia Ltd v Eather	(1986) 4 ANZ Insurance Cases 60-749; (1986) 6 NSWLR 390		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1986	LexisNexis AU	95
Australian Casualty Co Ltd v Federico	[1986] HCA 32; (1986) 160 CLR 513; (1986) 66 ALR 99; (1986) 60 ALJR 460; (1986) 4 ANZ Insurance Cases 60-712	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1986	AustLII	159
Attorney General (Ontario) v Fatehi	[1984] 2 SCR 536	Supreme Court of Canada	Canada	13 Dec 1984	Supreme Court of Canada	3
Federation Insurance Ltd v Banks	[1984] VicRp 42; [1984] VR 525; (1984) 3 ANZ Insurance Cases 60-550		Australia - Victoria	29 Nov 1983	AustLII	10
Ranicar v Frigmobile Pty Ltd: Ranicar v Royal Insurance Pty Ltd	[1983] TASRp 13; [1983] Tas R 113; (1983) 2 ANZ Insurance Cases 60-525		Australia - Tasmania	8 Jul 1983	AustLII	29
Honeycomb Systems Inc v Admiral Ins Co	(1983) 567 FSupp 1400		United States	circa 1983	Westlaw	3
Todd Shipyards Corporation v Turbine Service, Inc	674 F2d 401; [1982] AMC 1976	United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit	United States	29 Apr 1982	WorldLII	45
Reardon Smith Line Ltd v Hansen-Tangen	[1976] 3 All ER 570; [1976] 1 WLR 989; [1976] 2 Lloyds Rep 621		United Kingdom	circa 1976	LexisNexis	896
Hamilton Die Cast Inc v United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co	508 F2d 417	United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit	United States	3 Jan 1975	WorldLII	19
Canadian Equipment Sales & Service Co Ltd v Continental Insurance Co	(1975) 59 DLR (3d) 333		Canada	circa 1975		9
Australian Broadcasting Commission v Australasian Performing Right Association Ltd	[1973] HCA 36; (1973) 129 CLR 99; (1973) 47 ALJR 526	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Sep 1973	AustLII	1131
Tooheys Ltd v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW)	[1961] HCA 35; (1961) 105 CLR 602; [1962] ALR 195; 35 ALJR 109	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Jun 1961	AustLII	155
Gregory v Helvering	293 US 465; 69 F2d 809; 79 L Ed 596; 55 SCt 266	United States Supreme Court	United States	7 Jan 1935	WorldLII	440
Entick v Carrington	(1765) 19 St Tr 1029		United Kingdom	circa 1765		1
Traveler ’ s Insurance Co v Eljer Manufacturing Inc	757 NE2d 481; 197 Ill2d 278; 258 Ill Dec 792		United States - Illinois	circa 1973		8
Inc v United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co	508 F 2			circa 1973		2
Fitness Equipment Co Inc v Pennsylvania General Insurance Co	493 So2d 1337		United States	circa 1973		1
Elco Ind Inc v Liberty Mut Ins Co	414 NE2d 41; 90 Ill App3d 1106; 46 Ill Dec 319		United States - Illinois	circa 1973		8
Weedo v Stone-E-Brick Inc	405 A2d 788		United States	circa 1973		17
Paper Machinery Corporation v Nelson Foundry Co Inc	108 Wis2d 614; 323 NW2d 160		United States - Wisconsin	circa 1973		3
70 Ar 340; 17 Ccli 241	70 AR 340; 17 CCLI 241		Canada	circa 1973		1
Swift v Tyson	41 US 1; 10 L Ed 865; 16 Pet 1; 16 Pet 10	United States Supreme Court	United States		Westlaw	60
31 CCLT 1	31 CCLT 1		Canada			1
Erie Railroad Co v Tompkins	30 US 64	United States Supreme Court	United States	circa 1973	Westlaw	2
Carwald Concrete & Gravel Co Ltd v General Security Insurance Co of Canada	24 DLR (4th) 58		Canada	circa 1973		6
1 Qd R 240	1 Qd R 240		Australia - Queensland	circa 1973	LexisNexis AU	1

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