Murray v Sheldon Commercial Interiors Pty Ltd

• 1. Negligence
  2. › Causation
  3. › Factual causation
  4. › Onus of proof
  5. › Whether common sense alone can discharge onus of proving causation in slip and fall case
  6. › Whether evidentiary vacuum as to surfaces and dust quantity fatal to plaintiff's case
  7. › Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 5B, 5C, 5E
• 1. Negligence
  2. › Duty of care
  3. › Head contractor's duty to employee of subcontractor
  4. › Whether duty to ensure dust-free workplace
  5. › Whether breach established where sanding occurred for limited period on large site
  6. › Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 5B, 5C
• 1. Appeal
  2. › Appeal from findings of fact
  3. › Challenge to primary judge's resolution of conflicting evidence
  4. › Whether fact-finding process miscarried
  5. › Principles governing appellate review of factual findings
  6. › Advantages of trial judge
  7. › Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 75A

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