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Negligence
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Negligence Mind Map on Negligence, created by sophia.h.staplet on 29/04/2013.
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Negligence
"The categories of negligence are never closed" Lord MacMillian Donoghue
Unborn Child
Burton v Islington AHA [1993]
liability mother driving car
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990
applies damage to a child born alive, negligence during the birth process, pregnancy, prior to conception, fertility treatment. Excludes mother
Steps to negligence
Def owes a claimant a duty of care
Ann v Merton LBC [1978] two limb
High water mark Junior Brooks v Veitchi [1983]
The neighbour principle Lord Atkin Donoghue v Stevenson [1932]
supported by Home Office v Dorset Yacht Co [1970]
Caparo Industries v Dickman [1990] current text, foreseeable, proximity, fair, just and reasonable
Marc Rich & Co v Bishop Rock Marine Co ltd [1994]
Bharma v Dubb [2010]
Breach of duty
Link between duty, breach and damage
Economic Loss
Yuen Kun Yeu v Attorney General of Hong Kong [1988]
Ann v Merton LBC [1978]
Customs and Excise Commissioners v Barclays Bank [2007]
Criticism of Caparo - no straightforward answer for novel situations
Candler v Crane and Christmas [1951]
DOC not allowed, but Denning dissented
if someone owes a DOC, they owe a DOC
Headley Byrne v Heller and Partners picked up on LD speech
needs to be a special relationship
position today
Nervous Shock
McLoughlin v O'Brien [1983]
customary phlegm, doesn't need to be at accident
Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police [1991]
customary phlegm, proximity to accident, evidence of ties of love
Emergency Services
Police
Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire - ripper victim
Link to assumption of responsibility
Omissions
Cannot be negligent
Stovin v Wise [1996]
Need for 'something more' before there would be a DOC for an omission
Public Authority
can be
Stanbie v Troman [1948]
decorator burglary
Smith v Littlewoods [1978]
Lord Goff set out standards assumption of responsibility, relationship of control, def creates or permits source , failure to remove danger aware
Assumption of responsibility
Barrett v MOD [1995]
When fallen ill, relationship of care undertaken, but navy not under a general responsibility
Mitchell v Glasgow City Council [2009] no assumption
HOL no assumption by housing department - as a public authority it would not be 'fair, just and reasonable'
Advocates
Rondel v Worsley lawyer has immunity
Hall v Simons [2000]
lawyers should not have 'immunity' removed for all cases
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