Independent Contractor / labour hire – duty of care and contributory negligence
Pocock v Citi-Steel Pty Ltd QDC 81 Rafter J The parties agreed on damages ($160,000.00) but disputed liability for…...
Category: Contractors
Principal contractor found to owe a non-delegable duty of care to a labour hire contractor
Love v North Goonyella Coal Mines Pty Ltd QSC 140 The plaintiff was injured roof bolting with a colleague,…...
WCRA: Maccas contract cleaner’s assault in the carpark slam dunked
Marshall v GJ & KM Church and Jomik Investments QDC 248 The plaintiff worked for a cleaning contractor (Church/…...
Leighton v Fox not a “carte blanche” defence
Central Darling Shire Council v Greeney NSWCA 51 Before: Macfarlan JA Sackville AJA Beech-Jones J Decision: Appeal dismissed with…...
Employer escapes liability for contractor negligence
Wormleaton v Thomas & Coffey Limited (No 4) NSWSC 260 Before: Campbell J …...
Principal & contractor – Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd v Fox – considered
BlueScope Steel Ltd v Cartwright NSWCA 25 The employee driver in first instance was successful, but lost the appeal…...
Recent case examples of principal contractor and sub-contractor liability on construction sites
AF Concrete Pumping Pty Ltd v Ryan & Ors NSWCA 346 HEADNOTE [This headnote is not to be read as…...