Australia causationoccupiers liabilitycivil liability act

Strong v Woolworths Ltd (But-For Test)

[2012] HCA 5

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year2012

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Causation under s.5D(1)(a) Civil Liability Act requires the negligence to be a necessary condition of the harm; equipoise means the plaintiff fails.

tort

Kozarov v Victoria (2022) 273 CLR 115

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