Serra v Couran Cove In this Queensland Supreme Court decision, the employer was not found liable vicariously for the conduct of one electrician who to
{"Image DocumentName": "Sprod compared to Couran Cove", "Image ImageDescription": "Serra v Couran Cove. In this Queensland Supreme Court decision, the employer was not found liable vicariously for the conduct of one electrician who took a wooden bat to his fellow electrician. He struck his co worker more than 60 times. In that case, it was found that, whilst the plaintiff and the assailant had a long and difficult working relationship, there was no evidence that the employer\u2019s failure to investigate, reprimand, discipline or more effectively counsel the assailant would have prevented the incident from occurring. The Supreme Court in that case focussed on the knowledge or suspicion of the assailant\u2019s propensity for violence by examining a number of pre assault incidents.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}