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Pub owner found liable for assault outside hotel

  • McInnes Wilson Lawyers
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  • Australia
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  • January 30 2013

The Plaintiff received serious injuries when he was punched by Mr Paseka on the other side of the footpath outside the Bridge Hotel (“the Hotel”). He

Claimant has chair pulled out under him

  • McInnes Wilson Lawyers
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  • Australia
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  • February 19 2013

The RespondentClaimant on 14 January 2009 was attending the Weis Restaurant Toowoomba for an evening meal with his wife and a business associate

High Court restores “but for” causation test in negligence cases

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • Australia
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  • April 6 2010

Adeels Palace Pty Limited (Adeels Palace) operated a restaurant and reception business at Punchbowl in New South Wales

Scrag fight

  • Hall & Wilcox
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  • Australia
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  • December 24 2009

An all in brawl erupted at a New Years Eve event at a reception centre after two women on the dance-floor got into a fight over a cigarette

Liability of liquor licensees in negligence

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • Australia
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  • May 7 2010

Late last year, the High Court examined the liability of licensees in two important cases alleging claims of negligence

Report into alcohol-related violence

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • Australia
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  • May 7 2010

On 18 March 2010, Queensland Parliament's Law, Justice and Safety Committee (Committee) tabled its report into alcohol-related violence in Queensland

High Court decisions re personal responsibility

  • Piper Alderman
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  • Australia
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  • February 17 2010

The High Court recently handed down two separate decisions reaffirming the Court's reluctance to extend common law duty of care and re-enforcing the principle that individuals must bear personal responsibility for their own actions

Booze at own risk

  • Hall & Wilcox
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  • Australia
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  • December 24 2009

In a landmark decision of the High Court, a hotel publican has escaped liability for the death of an intoxicated patron

Dancing on the ceiling

  • Hall & Wilcox
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  • Australia
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  • June 13 2012

Stonewall Hotel Pty Ltd leased three-storey premises which it ran as a restaurant and nightclub