Injured in a Public Place? Here’s What You Must Do
If the accident occurred as a result of the negligence of the owner or manager of the site relating to the health and safety of premises, you may be able to claim compensation for the damages resulting from your injury. Owners or managers of public places are obliged to secure Public Liability Insurance with respect to their premises, and where an accident occurs on the premises, these Public Liability Insurance companies will act on behalf of the owners or managers.
[Case Summary] The peculiar case of a truck driver who sustained a bulging disc from a malfunctioning driver’s seat
Peebles v WorkCover Queensland [2020] QSC 106; Peebles v Workcover Queensland [2021] QCA 21 Facts of the Case Mr Daniel John Peebles, born on 2 February 1982, was employed by Kurtz Transport Pty Ltd in 2011 to work as a truck driver. As he commenced his employment, the truck which was allocated to Mr […]
Case analysis : slipped and fell on a wet floor at a supermarket
Margaret Hill v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Limited (ACN 004 189 708) [2016] NSWDC 5 Facts In an early morning of 2003, Ms Hill slipped and fell at a Coles supermarket shortly after the shop opened for business. Ms Hill suffered serious injury to her left ankle which required surgery intervention and ongoing impairment […]
Case Analysis : slipped on water and fell heavily on the way leaving a restaurant premise
Dale Erwin-Jones v Latitude Underwriting Pty Ltd [2016] NSWDC 46 Facts Ms Erwin-Jones slipped on water and fell heavily on her way leaving a restaurant premise in August 2010. She sustained injuries to her right wrist and hand, right forearm, right shoulder and lower back. It was a windy and wet evening at […]
Case Analysis : on a collapsing chair at a wrong place in a supermarket.
Lewis v Kmart Australia Ltd [2016] NSWDC 218 Facts There was a photo lab section in the Kmart store. In the photo lab, there were four kiosks which provided a computer screen each for customers to select and print photos. There should be four lab chairs for each kiosk. However, one of the chairs […]
