Tags: public liability

Jolly v Kondos [2021] VSC 1397

Keywords: Dog attack, propensity to cause injury, public liability, scienter
11 October 2021

Cox v Mid-Coast Council [2021] NSWCA 190

Keywords: characterisation of risk of harm, dangerous recreational activity, materialisation of obvious risk, obvious risk, public…
31 August 2021

Mattock v. The State of New South Wales (NSW Department of Education) (No. 2) [2021] NSWSC 1045

Keywords: dangerous recreational activity, obvious risk, public liability, school physical education class
19 August 2021

Mersal v Georges River Council & Anor [2021] NSWDC 395

Keywords: adverse inferences, assessment of damages, Duty of council and schools to school students, Jones v…
13 August 2021

Wollongong City Council v Williams [2021] NSWCA 140

Keywords: challenge to findings on contributory negligence and discount on past economic loss, fall on steps/…
09 July 2021

Garnett v Qantas Airways Limited [2021] WASCA 110

Keywords: Aviation, Carrier’s liability, Implied term that occupier would provide safe access., public liability
30 June 2021

Manly Fast Ferry Pty Ltd v Wehbe [2021] NSWCA 67

Keywords: commercial assistance, competing medical evidence, excessive judicial questioning of experts, judicial intervention, procedural fairness, public…
23 April 2021

Belmont v McDonalds Australia Limited [2020] QDC 319

Keywords: breach of duty, inadequate lighting, occupier’s liability, public liability, trip and fall
11 December 2020

Bowman v Nambucca Shire Council [2020] NSWSC 1121

Keywords: duty of care, foreseeable risk, obvious risk, public liability, recreational activity, relevant risk of harm,…
21 August 2020

Polglase by his tutor Jeffrey Polglase v Coffs Harbour City Council (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1848

Keywords: catastrophic injury to child, fall off jetty through railing, negligence, public liability, torts
19 December 2019