Recent Cases

Macari v Snack Brands Foods Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 282 (28 November 2024) (Mitchelmore and McHugh JJA, Griffiths AJA)


Catchwords:


NEGLIGENCE – causation – where appellant slipped on steps in respondent’s factory – where changes to case as pleaded and at trial – where cause of slip alleged to be either potato debris on steps or slipperiness of steps when wet due to wear and tear – whether primary judge erred in failing to be satisfied that appellant had established cause of slip