Sport Law

Introduction The Supreme Court of Victoria’s recent decision in Woolnough v Whittlesea City Council & Anor [2026] VSC 190 is an important development in occupier liability law. The case provides important guidance on how courts will assess the duty of care owed by facility operators and sporting clubs where infrastructure design creates foreseeable risks, even where those risks appear modest when considered in isolation. The outcome – damages of $15.2 million against the faci