NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Baker v Gilbert & 2 Ors [2003] NSWCA 113 revised - 23/05/2003 HEARING DATE(S) : 13/05/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 May 2003
JUDGMENT OF : Hodgson JA at 1; Ipp JA at 2; Tobias JA at 48 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS : NEGLIGENCE - OCCUPIER'S LIABILITY - The measure of the discharge of the duty of care owed by occupiers to visitors - Whether duty to inspect and maintain - Whether occupier of premises discharged their duty of care. D Australian Safeway Stores Pty Limited v Zaluzna (1986) 162 CLR 479 Hackshaw v Shaw (1984) 155 CLR 614 Johnson v Johnson (unreported, NSWCA, 10 September 1991) CASES CITED : Ordukaya v Hicks [2000] NSWCA 180 Short v Barrett (unreported, NSWCA, 5 October 1990) Stannus v Graham (1994) Aust Torts Reports 81-293 Stanton v Marino [2000] NSWCA 134 Andrew Baker (Appellant) PARTIES : Karen Gilbert (First Respondent) Kralc Wholesale Pty Limited (Second Respondent) Nylex Industrial Products Pty Ltd (Third Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40765/02 S Donaldson SC/P Braham (Appellant) COUNSEL : R Royle (First Respondent) Submitting Appearance (Second Respondent) Submitting Appearance (Third Respondent) Minter Ellison (Appellant) SOLICITORS : Ferrier & Associates (First Respondent) Wotton & Kearney (Second Respondent) Curwood & Partners (Third Respondent)
LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT DC 9431/00 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Garling DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
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