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dangerous recreational activity
Case notes tagged “dangerous recreational activity”.
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Picture hiddenRecreational accidentOpen water yacht racing recreational but not dangerous
The NSW Supreme Court held a yacht skipper liable after a racing collision injured a crew member.
- 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
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
Is single-engine flying training a dangerous recreational activity?
Court rules single engine flying training is a dangerous recreational activity with an obvious risk of the plane not be able to land safely or the pilot might in an emergency situation, make an incorrect decision.
- Litigation & law practice
Skier towed onto sandbank, insurer argues boat sports unsafe
The tragedy occurred at picturesque Chinderah, about 1 km south of the Barney’s Point Bridge as the Tweed bends gently northwards for its last long sweep before emptying through its mouth, the Heads that bear its name.
- Litigation & law practice
Cycling not inherently dangerous: rider defeats council on Shorncliffe roadworks wreck
The Brisbane City Council has failed in its Civil Liability Act bid to hold out a fitness rider from injury damages after he was thrown from his bike on encountering unfinished bitumen resurfacing on a suburban bayside…
- Litigation & law practice
State files appeal in Fraser Island tetraplegia claim
A spinal injury compensation victory for an Irish tourist arising from an excursion to an inland Fraser Island lake in September 2007 is a subject of an appeal lodged by the state of Queensland against the April ruling that sees…
- Litigation & law practice
Burnouts not Dangerous recreational activity: crash risk not obvious: Plaintiff recovers $80k
The Civil Liability Act contains complex concepts of "obvious risk", "inherent risk" and "dangerous recreational activity". Nearly 8 years on, there remains a paucity of judicial guidance.
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