Chris Sacré

Nov 22, 2023 | lexology.com | Chris Sacré

Farriss v Axford – [2023] NSWCA 255The New South Wales Court of Appeal has held that a boat hire company was not liable in negligence to Mr Tim Farriss, a guitarist and founder member of INXS, who sustained a severe hand injury while attempting to fix a problem with the anchor. Anchoring and mooring injuries are far too common. This case is a good example of where more could have been done by the operator to prevent the injury but that in itself did not render it liable.

Nov 21, 2023 | hallandwilcox.com.au | Chris Sacré

Farriss v Axford – [2023] NSWCA 255By Chris SacréThe New South Wales Court of Appeal has held that a boat hire company was not liable in negligence to Mr Tim Farriss, a guitarist and founder member of INXS, who sustained a severe hand injury while attempting to fix a problem with the anchor. Anchoring and mooring injuries are far too common. This case is a good example of where more could have been done by the operator to prevent the injury but that in itself did not render it liable.

Sep 11, 2023 | lexology.com | Philip J. Hopley |David Chew |Alison Choy Flannigan |Adrian Verdnik |Peter Jones |Chris Sacré

Significant changes to the existing unfair contract terms (UCT) regime take effect on 9 November 2023. These changes will broaden the scope of financial products captured by the regime and introduce significant civil penalties (up to $780 million for corporations).