Tag: Out of Hours Conduct
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The intersection of vicarious liability and primary duties in CCIG Investments Pty Ltd v Schokman
The High Court of Australia has delivered a definitive judgment regarding the boundaries of corporate liability for out-of-hours incidents in company-provided housing. In CCIG Investments Pty Ltd v Schokman [2023] HCA 21, the bench unanimously overturned a lower court ruling that had found a resort operator vicariously liable for a bizarre and distressing late-night assault.…
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The biological extension—Why cross-border business travel triggers million-dollar workers’ compensation claims
In a groundbreaking determination that fundamentally alters the financial risks of corporate travel, the New South Wales Personal Injury Commission (PIC) has ruled that contracting a biological virus while on an overseas business trip is a compensable workplace injury. In the landmark case of Sara v G & S Sara Pty Ltd [2021] NSWPIC 286,…