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QCA holds contractor liable, despite worker’s negligent actions A recent Court of Appeal decision has emphasised the high standard of care imposed on construction contractors to take reasonable care for the safety of workers and the difficulty in o
Court Decision
In a recent decision of the ACT Court of Appeal, ALDI Foods Pty Ltd (ALDI) was successful in defending a claim for negligence made by a customer who suffered personal injury when her trolley collided with an automatic entrance gate, which did not ope
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In the recent decision of Jurox Pty Ltd v Fullick [2016] NSWCA 180, the NSW Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by the host employer, Jurox, made in relation to liability, damages and contribution. Here, Robert Tidbury provides a summary of the NSW
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On 30 November 2015, HopgoodGanim Lawyers Insurance and Risk team posted an alert discussing the outcome of the decision of Kennedy v Queensland Alumina Limited [2015] QSE 317. In that decision, the Supreme Court of Queensland reduced the award of da
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In the following article, we discuss the NSW Court of Appeal decision of Stenning v Sanig [2015] NSWCA 214, upholding the trial judge’s decision with respect to breach of duty of care, but reducing the damages awarded to the Respondent for contribu