TNT Management Pty Ltd v Brown

Judgment date: 1/02/1996
Court: NSWCA
Judge: Kirby ACJ, Priestley JA and Giles AJA
Citation: (1996) 23 MVR 240;
Catchwords: Negligence;  Duty of care;  Breach of duty;  Time constraints imposed by principal contractor on delivery of goods;  

Negligence;  Causation;  Employee injured in the course of work;  Causal relationship between accident and driving speed;  

Negligence;  Foreseeability;  Personal injury;  Time constraints imposed by principal contractor for delivery of goods;  

Evidence;  Admissibility;  Relevance;  Evidence given by retired transport driver and manager;  

Evidence;  Admissibility;  Relevance;  Evidence given by managing director of transport company;  

Negligence;  Duty of care;  Proximity;  Relationship of head contractor to employee of sub-contractor;