Coffs Harbour City Council v Polglase [2020] NSWCA 265
Keywords: breach of duty owed by reason of occupation and control, categorisation of risk, negligence, public…
23 October 2020
Tags: negligence
AJIA v TJ and RF Fordham Pty Ltd t/a TRN Group [2020] NSWDC 371
Keywords: breach of duty, causation, contributory negligence, duty to provide competent staff, horse play, labour hire,…
20 July 2020
Tayler v Hall [2020] NSWDC 321
Keywords: credibility, duty of care, illegal street race, joint illegal enterprise, motor vehicle accident, negligence, scope…
02 July 2020
D’Souza v Barclays Building Services (WA) Pty Ltd [2020] WADC 87
Keywords: Extensive duty of care owed by contractor, Extent of duty of care owed by principal,…
19 June 2020
Nihill v Vivien’s Model and Theatrical Management; Lehanneur [2020] NSWDC 131
Keywords: dangerous recreational activity, duty of care, negligence, personal injury, plaintiff attended photoshoot with second defendant,…
22 April 2020
Menz v Wagga Wagga Show Society Inc [2020] NSWCA 65
Keywords: Civil Liability Act section 5B(1)(c) considered, negligence, plaintiff’s horse “spooked” by noise made by children…
21 April 2020
State of Queensland v Ringuet [2020] QCA 61
Keywords: failure to provide a safe system of work, incident in psychiatric intensive care unit, negligence,…
03 April 2020
Duffin v Mount Arthur Coal Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 229
Keywords: breach of duty, liability, negligence, plaintiff claimed damages against the defendant employer for injuries suffered…
16 March 2020
Zavodny v Couper & Anor [2020] QSC 42
Keywords: bike rider, contributory negligence, Damages, excessive speed, loss of earning capacity, negligence, parked car reversed…
13 March 2020
Shaw v Oakdale Junior Motorcycle Club Inc [2020] NSWSC 180
Keywords: CLA, motor racing accident, negligence, obvious risk, vicarious liability, where defendant administers licensing scheme and…
06 March 2020
Welsh v Boutique Venues Pty Ltd [2020] QDC 18
Keywords: breach of duty, bread, burn injuries on forearm, contributory negligence, liability and quantum in contention,…
05 March 2020
Charter Hall Real Estate Management Services (NSW) Pty Limited v State of New South Wales [2020] NSWCA 26
Keywords: foreseeability of risk, negligence, occupier’s liability, recovery action, whether liable to indemnify employer for workers…
25 February 2020
Cornwall v Jenkins as Trustee for the iSpin Family Trust [2020] ACTCA 2
Keywords: aerial swing, appeal, breach of duty, contributory negligence, crash mat, negligence, whether primary judge erred…
19 February 2020
Tanesha Simone Anne Winmar by her next friend Claudis Jane Winmar v Ng [2020] WADC 17
Keywords: breach, causation, negligence, passenger allegedly fell over on bus injuring hip, Turns on own facts
28 January 2020
McDonald v Broadspectrum (Australia) Pty Ltd [2019] QSC 313
Keywords: choice of law, negligence, private international law
20 December 2019