NSW Caselaw
Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Macari v Snack Brands Foods Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 282 Hearing dates: 17 September 2024 Date of orders: 28 November 2024 Decision date: 28 November 2024 Before: Mitchelmore JA at [1]; McHugh JA at [2]; Griffiths AJA at [3] Decision: The appeal is dismissed, with costs. Catchwords: NEGLIGENCE – causation – where appellant slipped on steps in respondent's factory – where changes to case as pleaded and at trial – where cause of slip alleged to be either potato debris on steps or slipperiness of steps when wet due to wear and tear – whether primary judge erred in failing to be satisfied that appellant had established cause of slip Legislation Cited: Nil Cases Cited: Nil Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Anthony Macari (Appellant) Snack Brands Foods Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A D Campbell / M Wallis (Appellant) N Polin SC (Respondent)
Solicitors: Robert Bryden Lawyers (Appellant) McCabes Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2024/85017 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Supreme Court Jurisdiction: Common Law Citation: [2024] NSWSC 139 Date of Decision: 22 February 2024 Before: Cavanagh J File Number(s): 2021/146445
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