Recent Cases

Randwick City Council v Wunderwald [2026] NSWCA 116 (23 June 2026) (Leeming, Stern and Ball JJA)


Catchwords:


NEGLIGENCE — occupier’s liability — breach — risk of harm — similar risk — easily toppled table injured girl in cafe at leisure centre — whether risk of harm not insignificant — nature of other risks of harm which presented similar risks — whether reasonable occupier would have taken steps to fix or remove table

DAMAGES — future economic loss — plaintiff sustained permanent scarring — buffer for chance that plaintiff might in future be at disadvantage in workforce, or suffer apprehension or stress leading to reduced hours — evidentiary basis for award of future economic loss not established