Negligence

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