Cases Flashcards
Bourhill v Young
Duty of care - Degree of Proximity.
Chose to view the scene of a crash
Key case for the need of a proximity for secondary victims
Bourhill v Young
Bolton v Stone
Breach of Duty of Care - Degree of risk involved.
Cricket club, rare occasion for ball to go over.
Key case for the degree of risk involved to breach duty of care
Bolton v Stone
Barnett v Chelsea Hospital
Damage - Damage must be caused by breach.
Failed to examine but still would have died
Key case for damage must be caused by the breach?
Barnett v Chelsea Hospital
Page v Smith
Psychiatric Injury - Provided personal injury was foreseeable it does not matter if physical or psychological
Key case for psychological injury not being foreseeable?
Page v Smith
Roles v Nathan
OLA 1957 - Experts expected to guard against risks.
Claimants were expert chimney sweeps
Key case for experts must guard against special risks?
Roles v Nathan
Revill v Newbery
OLA 1984 - Shot Burgular, Liable
Key case for OLA 1984 and being liable?
Revill v Newbery
Hillier v Air Ministry
Rylands v Fletcher - Likely to do mischief
Electricity
Key case for something likely to do mischief if it escapes?
Hillier v Air Ministry
Bottomley v Todmorden Cricket Club
OLA 1957 - Reasonable steps to ensure competence.
Didn’t check insurance
