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Woods v Multi-Sport Holdings Pty Ltd

[2002] HCA 9
Case number
P93/2000
Before
Gleeson CJ, McHugh, Kirby, Hayne, Callinan JJ
Catchwords

Negligence – Occupier's liability - Duty of care - Eye injury suffered by player of indoor cricket - Failure to provide protective helmet - Failure to warn of specific risk of eye injury - Whether conduct of occupier reasonable in the circumstances - Relevance of industry practice and rules of game - Relevance of obviousness of risk - Voluntary assumption of risk - Causation of damage.

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