Injury law, one court decision at a time

Earlier case notes

• Picture hiddenPsychological injury

  Non-sexual childhood abuse claim gives $1.5 mil win

  The NSW Supreme Court entered default judgment and awarded $1.478 million to Sonia Gibson after finding that childhood abuse by her father caused enduring psychiatric injury and economic loss.

  30 August 2026NSW Supreme Court
• Picture hiddenEntertainment venue injury

  Bar assault claim results in $461k damages after court brawl

  The NSW Court of Appeal set aside $50,000 exemplary damages in an assault claim but otherwise dismissed the appeal, including challenges to liability and economic loss.

  14 August 2026NSW Court of Appeal
• Picture hiddenFactory accident

  Visible factory danger not an obvious risk of injury

  The NSW Supreme Court found Visy and DME equally liable after a DME worker struck his head on a low-hanging pipe at Visy’s Tumut paper mill. Damages remain to be finalised after a 20% reduction for contributory negligence.

  19 July 2026NSW Supreme Court
• Picture hiddenEntertainment venue injury

  Venue liable for faulty restaurant furniture injury to child

  Just how stable are fittings and furniture required to be in commercial settings like cafes frequented by families?

  14 July 2026
• Picture hiddenSport injury

  Low risk becomes a major risk when magnified by repetition

  The Supreme Court of Victoria found Whittlesea City Council liable after a 23-year-old cricketer was seriously injured while vaulting a boundary fence between an oval and cricket nets.

  11 July 2026Supreme Court of Victoria
• Picture hiddenAdequate system of work

  Workshop’s system of work hazard not of landlord’s making

  The NSW Court of Appeal explains why a commercial landlord's duty to repair a defective ramp did not make it liable for a worker's manual-handling injury.

  6 July 2026NSW Court of Appeal
• Picture hiddenAircraft accident

  Airline liable for flight attendant’s injury after pulling sticky galley cart

  The Supreme Court of Queensland awarded a former Alliance Airlines cabin manager $602,068.02 after finding the airline had not provided task-specific safe-work guidance for moving resistant catering carts from aircraft galley…

  5 July 2026Supreme Court of Queensland
• Picture hiddenRecreational accident

  Open water yacht racing recreational but not dangerous

  The NSW Supreme Court held a yacht skipper liable after a racing collision injured a crew member.

  18 June 2026NSW Supreme Court

Case notes explain decisions in other people’s cases. They are general information, not legal advice, and every claim turns on its own facts.