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Australia Leading Case causation factualduty of care

Adeels Palace Pty Ltd v Moubarak

(2009) 239 CLR 420
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year2009
StatusBinding authority

Summary

High Court of Australia held that factual causation under the Civil Liability Act requires proof that the defendant's negligence was a necessary condition of the harm suffered by the plaintiff.

Key Principle

causation in negligence under Civil Liability Act; factual causation and scope of liability

Area of Law

tort

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