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Liability Risk and Insurance

Volenti and ex turpi upheld

In a public liability claim by a road-building protestor, the defences of volenti non fit injuria and ex turpi causa non oritur actio (respectively, voluntary assumption of risk and preclusion from profiting from illegal activity) succeeded.

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