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Bryant v Badenoch Integrated Logging Pty Ltd

(2023) 278 CLR 99
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year2023
StatusBinding authority

Summary

High Court of Australia held that the peak indebtedness rule does not apply when assessing unfair preferences under s 588FA of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Key Principle

employer's duty; safe system of work; forestry worker; foreseeability; Civil Liability Act (Tas)

Area of Law

tort

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