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There is no horsing around when it comes to dangerous recreational activities
16 November 2020 | Insurance & Health LawUnsuccessful appeal against a finding that campdrafting is a dangerous recreational activity and quadriplegic injuries sustained were the result of materialisation of an obvious risk. In Issue Whether the Australian Bushmen’s Campdraft & Rodeo...
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Are clubs and regional sporting groups now required to advise volunteers not to grab mugs of burning oil? Yes, according to the Tas Supreme Court
4 November 2020 | Insurance & Health LawA community bowls club volunteer cooking a BBQ at a barefoot bowls event has successfully sued the club in negligence after he suffered burns to his hand when removing a mug of burning oil from beneath the BBQ. In issue Defining the risk of harm in...
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You have been warned! Adequate warning by local authority precludes claim for slip and fall on boat ramp
7 October 2020 | Insurance & Health LawA local authority has successfully defended a claim involving a slip and fall on a boat ramp on the basis that the plaintiff was engaged in a recreational activity, the risk of that activity was the subject of a risk warning, and that the risk of slipping...
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Greyhound racer leaves Court of Appeal with tail between his legs
28 September 2020 | Insurance & Health LawThe NSW Court of Appeal finds that injuries to a gate keeper at a greyhound racing club triggered the “dangerous recreational activity” defence under the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW). In Issue Whether the injuries suffered by a gate keeper...
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Horse riding – a dangerous recreational activity
2 June 2020 | Insurance & Health LawThe NSW Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed an appeal from the decision of the Supreme Court of NSW in which an agricultural show society successfully relied upon a number of statutory defences under the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) (CLA). In...
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Paralympian not entitled to damages for quadriplegic injuries sustained during camp drafting competition
3 December 2019 | Insurance & Health LawThe defendant avoided liability for quadriplegia injuries sustained by the plaintiff during a camp drafting competition by successfully arguing that the injuries were due to the materialisation of an obvious risk of a dangerous recreational activity,...
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