Dec 7, 2017 | Civil Liability Act
The appellant was a professional jockey who suffered serious injuries when his horse fell in a race at Queanbeyan Racecourse. The respondent, also a professional jockey, was riding in the same race. The appellant claimed that his injuries, loss and damage were caused...
Jan 27, 2017 | Civil Liability Act
Alameddine v Glenworth Valley Horse Riding Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 219 On 21 May 2011 the appellant was injured while riding a quad bike at the respondents’ recreational facility at Glenworth Valley in New South Wales. The appellant claimed that the respondents...
Sep 5, 2016 | Civil Liability Act
Campbell v Hay [2014] NSWCA 129 Read more 116 Consideration was given to the meaning of “significant risk of physical harm” in Falvo v Australian Oztag Sports Association [2006] NSWCA 17 and Fallas, from which a number of propositions can be drawn. The...
Jul 23, 2016 | Civil Liability Act
Goode v Angland [2016] NSWSC 1014 TORT – negligence – personal injury – jockey injured in fall from horse during country race meeting – whether defendant negligently caused or permitted his horse to take plaintiff’s running – whether plaintiff’s horse advanced into a...