Brady Cockburn

Jul 3, 2024 | mondaq.com | Tony Park |Brady Cockburn

In a recent Queensland Supreme Court decision, a host employer was found to be 75% liable for failing to implement and enforce a safe system of work after a labour hire employee fractured his elbow when attempting to dodge a wasp and then falling over a bag of rubbish. This case serves as an important reminder to both host employers and labour hire companies to ensure proper systems of work are not only in place but are actively enforced.

Nov 20, 2023 | mondaq.com | Tony Park |Brady Cockburn |Damian Hinkley

In the recent District Court decision of Morris v Evolution Traffic Control Pty Ltd [2023] QDC 195, an employer and principal contractor were both found not liable for a trip and fall on a raised section of bitumen at a traffic site. This case serves as an important reminder that the duty owed by employers and principal contractors is only to act reasonably in all the circumstances, and that employees themselves must remain alert and vigilant to all hazards while on a worksite.

Aug 7, 2023 | mondaq.com | Chris Murphy |Brady Cockburn |Tony Park

CCIG Investments Pty Ltd v Schokman [2023] HCA 21 The High Court has unanimously determined that an employer was not liable for an employee who accidentally urinated on another worker while that other worker was asleep.