Of Bondi sandbars and court judgements

摘要

Early in February the High Court handed down its decision in Swain v Waverley Council. The five- member Bench split 3:2 in favour of Mr Swain, who had suffered a spinal injury after diving into shallow water at Bondi beach and striking his head on a sandbar; he became a quadriplegic. He was bathing between the flags. A NSW Supreme Court jury had found the Council negligent and that Mr Swain had contributed 20% to his accident.