Karlevski v Vicinity Centres PM Pty Ltd & Anor [2023] VCC 482

A recent decision by the County Court of Victoria has reconfirmed that while plaintiffs in personal injury actions can rely on inferential reasoning in the absence of direct evidence to a point, mere conjecture is not sufficient.

In this matter, which involves a claim involving a slip in a shopping centre, the Court has confirmed that “speculation is not permissible.” Jonathan Maher and Maddison Fairthorne explain why the decision provides a degree of comfort for defendants.

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