breath of duty of care

Question 1

bolam v frien hospital management committee

Answer 1

a professional will not be judged by the standard of a reasonable person but by the standard of a reasonable person in that profession

Question 2

mullin v richard

Answer 2

a child will be judged by the standard of reasonable child

Question 3

nettleship v Weston

Answer 3

a trainee will be judged by the standard of a competent professional

Question 4

Bolton V stone

Answer 4

the greater the degree of risk involved the greater the precautions a d will have to undertake in order to be judged as acting at the standard of reasonable person

Question 5

Latimer v AEC

Answer 5

the court will not expect the cost of precautions to outweigh the risk involved

Question 6

Paris v Stepney borough council

Answer 6

the more serious the potential injury the greater the level of care required in order to be judged as acting at the standard of a reasonable person

Question 7

Watt v Hertfordshire county council

Answer 7

some risk may be acceptable if the risk is socially important