Chol v Sydney Trains [2022] NSWSC 1266

The NSW Supreme Court has found for a plaintiff who suffered major injuries after falling between a platform and a train at a Sydney train station.

In this matter, the Court accepted that Sydney Trains had a reasonable system of keeping passengers safe. However, it ultimately found Sydney Trains liable as one employee (the train guard) did not follow the system in this case.

Personal injury specialist Patrick Thompson explains why this case illustrates the perils for defendants in personal injury damages litigation, even when there is good evidence regarding the appropriateness of the defendant’s systems.

Read the case alert in full below.