A woman who was injured at the 2017 Invasion Day rally in Sydney has lost her appeal for $800,000 in compensation. The court initially ruled that police owed a duty of care to attendees, but this decision was overturned on appeal.
A marcher has been ruled ineligible for $800,000 in compensation on appeal after she was knocked over and injured at the 2017 Invasion Day rally in Redfern. Laura Cullen was among 5,000 people at the Sydney protest when she was knocked down and injured as NSW police tried to arrest a man. The court initially ruled that police owed a duty of care to attendees, but on appeal, the decision was overturned.
Cullen was awarded $800,000 in damages after the court found that the arresting officer acted recklessly, but the appeal court found that she had not established a causal link between the officer's actions and her injuries
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