NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: Atkinson v Gameco (NSW) Pty Limited [2005] NSWCA 338
HEARING DATE(S): 30/09/05
JUDGMENT DATE: 10 October 2005
JUDGMENT OF: Giles JA at 1; Ipp JA at 2; Hunt AJA at 36
DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS: NEGLIGENCE - employee - non-delegable duty of care - injury occurring on premises of third party in Thailand - casual act of negligence - training in safety and risk assessment - causation. D
Andar Transport Pty Ltd v Brambles Ltd (2004) 317 CLR 424 Bourke v Victorian Work Cover Authority [1999] 1 VR 189 English v Wilsons and Clyde Coal Co Ltd (1936) SC 883 Kondis v State Transport Authority (1984) 154 CLR 672 CASES CITED: Sinclair v William Arnott Pty Ltd (No 2) (1963) 64 SR (NSW) 88 Smith v Austin Lifts Limited [1959] 1 WLR 100 Taylor v Sims & Sims [1942] 2 All ER 375 TNT Australia Pty Limited v Christie [2003] NSWCA 47 Wilson v Tyneside Window Cleaning Company [1958] 2 QB 110
Anthony Atkinson (Appellant) PARTIES: Gameco (NSW) Pty Limited (Respondent)
FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40942/04
M R Aldridge SC/E E Welsh (Appellant) COUNSEL: J McIntyre SC/A Capelin (Respondent)
Maxwell Berghouse & Ives (Appellant) SOLICITORS: Moray & Agnew (Respondent)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 4297/02
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Bishop DCJ
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40942/04 DC 4297/02
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