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Failure to navigate alternate route around obstructed stairs leads to significant damages award
27 November 2020 | Insurance & Health LawThis article explores the law in relation to issues of negligence and quantification of damages for a seaman who tripped over hoses on a midship stairway. In Issue Whether the risk of a crew member tripping over hoses obstructing a midship stairway was...
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No Contributory Negligence Found for Worker’s Own Exposure to Risk
20 August 2019 | Insurance & Health LawAn Employer, Principle Contractor and Supervisor were found to have breached their duty to a worker for failing to prevent a foreseeable and known hazard. No contributory negligence was found against the Worker for placing himself in harm’s way. In...
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Disregard of employee safety warnings results in significant liability for employer and contractors
22 July 2019 | Insurance & Health LawThis case looks at the liability of a principal contractor, employer subcontractor and project manager/site supervisor for injuries caused by collapse of excavation trench onto foreman. In Issue Whether an employer, principal contractor, and project...
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Step by Step: ACT Court of Appeal offers "infinitesimally low" view on Coles' Standards of Care for employees
16 August 2018 | Insurance & Health LawOn 29 June 2018 the ACTCA dismissed the appeal by Coles Supermarket Australia Pty Ltd against a decision holding it liable for damages for personal injury sustained by a former employee who fell to the ground when dismounting a “Safe-T-Step”...
