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Picture hiddenAdequate system of workWorkshop’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.
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Picture hiddenDamagesAt-fault accident yields DIY claimant just $8k for ‘exacerbation’
In McMillan v Trad, the Supreme Court of Queensland considered how a plaintiff can prove a later car crash caused compensable harm distinct from longstanding chronic pain.
- Litigation & law practice
“Slight shudder” roundabout crash yields $540k for driver
A bus driver who "exaggerated" the force of a traffic accident and the extent of her injuries has been awarded substantial damages by a Brisbane court.
- Litigation & law practice
Footpath fall – Council faulted on poor response to slippery footpath risk
A local authority that received numerous complaints of water leaking over a sidewalk and causing several pedestrians falls has claimed it had no responsibility to rectify the problem more than 15 months after the first complaint.
- Litigation & law practice
Court rolls insurer on water-ski liability immunity & policy exclusion, $800k for severed foot
A freak accident resulting in a serious injury to an army private during a ski run on the Ross River in Townsville has been litigated in the ACT Supreme Court.
- Litigation & law practice
No helmet, no problem in $2.2 mil skateboard brain injury compensation award
How much responsibility should be allocated to a 12-yr-old boy who fell from his skateboard while hitching a ride behind a car?
- Litigation & law practice
Is quad biking a ‘dangerous recreational activity’?
A child’s tragic quad bike accident has resulted in an authoritative and concise description of the complex interface between statutory guarantees, waivers and liability immunities associated with potentially dangerous…
- Litigation & law practice
Boat fire pastor stays on full pay but duty to re-pay church helps in $700k win
A Townsville outboard motor repair shop has been held liable for income loss sustained by a customer as a result of severe injuries caused by its workmanship.
- Litigation & law practice
Moreton Island boat too close, too fast: run-down diver wins $675k
It was a perfect Sunday in June 2008 when the pair sped from Scarborough across the calm waters of the bay, for a morning of spearfishing at Cape Moreton.
- Litigation & law practice
Maccas safety suspect, chef fluffs $320k claim
A court has found McDonald’s safety practices to be lacking and customers exposed to injury hazards when cleaning protocols were allowed to be shirked.
- Litigation & law practice
‘Glow in the dark’ bowling lane action a slippery affair
A worker who slipped on the lacquered surface of a bowling lane during a work arranged tenpin play-off, has sustained a $261k injury as a result of her fall but penalised 40% for her own contribution to the accident.
- Opinion
Dear America: A letter from home down under
The relish with which contra-consumer measures have been legislated by governments of all persuasions since 2002, represents a stamp of the foot by the political class and big business, in retaliation against the citizenry for…
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