Shae had spent the afternoon drinking heavily at his local tavern. Evicted from the tavern for being intoxicated, he stumbled across the road to the supermarket to purchase some milk.

He took the milk from the refrigerator and dropped the bottle. The bottle broke when it hit the floor causing the milk to spread over the area.

A supermarket assistant witnessed the spill and rushed off to collect cleaning equipment and warning signs.

However, in his drunken state, Shay slipped on the wet floor and, as a result, suffered serious injuries.

Shae wants to sue the supermarket for negligence. The supermarket acknowledges that it owes a duty of care to Shae but it wants, advice regarding standard of care and anything else that might help their defence.