Cases Section 2B

Question 1

Nettship v Weston

Answer 1

Driver owes duty of care to passengers and other road users

Question 2

Whitehouse v Jordan

Answer 2

Doctors owe duty of care

Question 3

Condon v Basi

Answer 3

Sportsman owe duty to other sportsmen

Question 4

Walker v Northumberland cc

Answer 4

Employer owes duty of care to employees

Question 5

Hall v Simons

Answer 5

Lawyer owes duty to clients

Question 6

Clanis v Camden and Islington

Answer 6

Public body owes duty of care to public

Question 7

Siri’s v Moore

Answer 7

Judiciary owes duty to public

Question 8

Capital and counties v Hampshire cc

Answer 8

Fire brigade owes duty to public

Question 9

Robinson

Answer 9

1. Pre existing duty
2. Officer owes duty to public

Question 10

Caparo

Answer 10

Novel situations, non pre-existing duty test

Question 11

Kent v Griffith

Answer 11

Caparo test, 1. Damage is reasonably foreseeable

Question 12

Bourhill v young

Answer 12

Caparo test 2. Proximity

Question 13

Capital and counties plc v Hampshire cc

Answer 13

Caparo test 3. Fair, just and reasonable to impose duty of care claim on D

Question 14

Brandon v Aitours

Answer 14

Contributory negligence: where c is partly at fault for accident

Question 15

Froom v Butcher

Answer 15

Contributory negligence: where C’s actions made the injury/loss worse

Question 16

Morris v Murray

Answer 16

Negligence failed as c consented to risk

Question 17

Smith v Baker

Answer 17

C has no choice

Question 18

Haynes v Harwood

Answer 18

C has moral obligation

Question 19

Motorways LTD v Alwahabi

Answer 19

Mitigation of losses