Case Name: State Rail Authority of NSW (New South Wales) v Chu Ratio Decidendi: A public authority can be held accountable in negligence for injuries caused by faulty public infrastructure.  And an intervening criminal act by a third party (novus actus interveniens) can break the chain of causation between the defendant’s negligence and a subsequent … Continue reading State Rail Authority of NSW v Chu [2008]: Novus Actus Interveniens