‘Volenti’, a Legal Maxim Sometimes Forgotten

May 2007 |

The Latin phrase volenti non fit injuria or volenti for short is a long standing legal maxim that is sometimes forgotten, the recent Queensland Court of Appeal decision considers this in Leyden v Caboolture Shire Council [2007] QCA 134. 

by Rebecca Stevens, Partner | rstevens@carternewell.com and Tim McGuire, Solicitor

Newsletter, May 2007