The Motor Accident Injuries Act allows relatives of a deceased person to claim funeral expenses in the Statutory Benefits arena. In this episode, our first guest Podcaster, Belinda Cassidy, delves into some intriguing issues arising from what should be a straight-forward claim. Belinda is a Special Counsel of Stacks Goudkamp, a CARS Assessor in the old Scheme and both a DRS Assessor and a Merit Reviewer of the new Scheme.

In this episode, Peter Hunt discusses the hot topic of whether an Insurer can change its position on liability when a claim is made for common law damages.

Paul Wholohan and Vid Dragomirovic consider whether there are grounds to seek recovery from an insured driver who suffered from a medical emergency at the time of the motor vehicle accident.

As we raise our bat and acknowledge the applause for our 50th episode, Renée Reddy, Vid Dragomirovic and Peter Hunt get together for an informal and unscripted chat about their favourite episodes of the podcast series.

Section 3.39 of the MAIA mandates that the mental harm provisions in Part 3 of the Civil Liability Act be applied to claims for statutory benefits "with necessary modifications". Peter Hunt, in this episode, explores what necessary modifications might be required to fit the square peg of Part 3 of the CLA into the round hole of Part 3 of MAIA.

The Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 has introduced the CTP world to a number of new concepts including that of 'the relevant insurer'. In this episode of the Proper Lookout Podcast, Lily Barbouttis and Eden Christopher run through the basics of who is 'the relevant insurer'.

Under MAIA, injured persons are entitled to weekly payments to compensate for partial or total wage loss, as a result of an MVA, but only if they were an 'earner' when they were injured. Chad Farah looks at the meaning of the word 'earner' in this episode and provides a useful checklist for our listeners!

In this episode, Peter Hunt discusses some intriguing – but welcome – feedback we have received on recent podcasts regarding when an injured person might be mostly at fault.

CTP practitioners will be familiar with the Court's power to join an Insurer to court proceedings when the Insurer denies indemnity to its Insured. In this episode, Andrew Gorman addresses a (prominent) listener's question regarding whether CTP insurers can deny indemnity in the Statutory Benefits arena of MAIA and how those indemnity disputes are resolved.

In this week's episode, join Renée Reddy as she talks listeners through costs in the old scheme versus the new scheme. Renée discusses the application of MAIA Scheduled Costs as well as what happens with costs when either the Claimant or Insurer rejects the DRS assessment of Damages.