Catchwords
Negligence – Causation - Slip and fall injury - Absence of adequate system for periodic inspection and cleaning - Whether factual causation under s 5D of Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) ("Act") excludes notions of "material contribution" - Whether appellant had proved factual causation under s 5D(1)(a) of Act - Whether open on evidence to apply probabilistic reasoning in Shoeys Pty Ltd v Allan (1991) Aust Torts Reports 81-104.
Words and phrases – "but for", "causation", "material contribution", "necessary condition", "slipping case", "system of periodic inspection and cleaning".
Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) – ss 5D, 5E.