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Husband and wife handed $1.1m injury damages bill

A husband and wife have been ordered to pay more than $1 million in damages to a friend who fell from a ladder while working on their roof. A supreme court judge found that while they didn't owe him a duty under work health and safety laws, they were still required to prescribe a safe system of work.

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