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Injury Liability Gazette
The sixth edition of the Injury
Liability Gazette, compiled by the
Carter Newell Property & Injury
Liability Team, outlines decisions
handed down around Australia.
Along with my fellow partners
Glenn Biggs and Stephen White,
our Property & Injury Liability
team have compiled this latest
edition of the Gazette to provide
practical information on recent
cases relevant to insurance
professionals.
This edition considers recent
decisions involving assessment
of damages, occupier’s liability,
recreational activities, obvious
risks and workplace law and
policy interpretation. We also look
at the basis behind the court’s
dismissal of a worker’s claim
against his employer in the case
of
Schonnell v La Spina, Trabucco
& Co Pty Ltd
[2013] QCA 324
following a fall from an allegedly
defective ladder, where the court
found that the employer’s system
of inspection was adequate and
reasonable.
As a premier legal service provider
with one of the largest insurance
practises in Australia, with teams
in both Brisbane and Sydney, we
are confident that this edition of
the Injury Liability Gazette will be
a useful resource for our readers.
We welcome your feedback on
this edition and any suggestions
for our future editions (feedback@
carternewell.com).
Rebecca Stevens
Partner
From the Partner
Contributing Editors
Rebecca Stevens
Partner
Ryan Stehlik
Senior Associate
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07 3000 8347
07 3000 8418
Allison Bailey
Senior Associate
@
07 3000 8450
Contributing Researchers
Jillian Commins
Associate
Jessica Schaffer
Solicitor
Tina Lung
Solicitor
Nadia Stacey
Solicitor
Rosalie Grace
Graduate Lawyer
Holly McConnell
Paralegal
Special thanks to past contributing researcher Marijke Bassani, Solicitor and Avi Kaye, Law Clerk
