Gittani Stone Pty. Limited v. Pavkovic [2007] NSWCA 355

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: Gittani Stone Pty. Limited v. Pavkovic [2007] NSWCA 355

HEARING DATE(S): 16 November 2007

JUDGMENT DATE: 13 December 2007

JUDGMENT OF: Hodgson JA at 1; Ipp JA at 70; McColl JA at 117

DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs.

CATCHWORDS: TORTS - NEGLIGENCE - EMPLOYMENT - Scope of duty of care - Causation - Employee injured by being shot by another employee after he left place of employment - Employee had been injured over 18 months earlier in an assault by the other employee at the place of employment - Other occasions of unreasonable conduct by the other employee - Whether employer in breach of duty of care in not dismissing the other employee, or otherwise - Whether injury caused by any such breach, and not too remote.

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