Catchwords
Negligence – Duty of care - Independent contractor delivering goods in pursuit of mutual commercial purpose - Delivery person suffered back injury attempting to move industrial waste bins blocking supermarket loading dock - Content of duty to exercise reasonable care for safety of entrants - Consideration of aspects of relationship between occupier and entrant.
Negligence – Contributory negligence - Independent contractor - Relevance of failure to wait for assistance before attempting to move bins - Relevance of knowledge of previous injury.