Welcome to Inside the Claim with CGW, Cooper Grace Ward’s workers’ compensation podcast that offers a behind-the-scenes look at recent trial cases and expert insights from our lawyers.
In this episode, hosts Damien Jarrett and Jess Byrne, both special counsel at Cooper Grace Ward, discuss the Rockhampton Supreme Court decision in Fraser v State of Queensland. A teacher developed a psychological injury after an incident lasting no more than two minutes, when a student’s angry father confronted her at the staff room door.
Damien and Jess unpack the three breaches alleged against the principal: not physically removing the parent, not triggering a lockdown and not warning the teacher. They explore why each failed on breach and causation, and how different facts could have changed the result. Tune in for practical takeaways for arguing breach and causation.
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