Duty of Care Flashcards
1
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Historical cases
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Heaven v Pender - reasonable/foreseeability
Donoghue v Stevenson - Lord Atkin - foreseeability and proximity
Anns v Merton - neighbour principle and policy considerations
2
Q
Modern cases
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Caparo - Lord Bridge foreseeability, proximity and just fair and reasonable
Murphy v Brentwood - moves away from Ann’s as no physical damage
Henderson v Merret - enough foreseeability can extend to 3Ps
3
Q
2018 cases
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Robinson
Steel v NRAM
Caparo should only be applied in “novel situations” move back to the incremental approach
