Duty Of Care Flashcards
Damages must be actionable
Rothwell v Chemical & Insulating Co
Owe a duty of care to not damage other people’s property
Spartan Steels and Alloys Ltd v Martin & Co
Generally no liability for failing to prevent a third party from causing harm
Smith v Littlewoods Organisation Ltd
Fire service only liable if they are negligent and make the situation wider thankfully they hadn’t attended
Capital and Counties Plc v Hampshire CC
Assumption or responsibility creates liability
Barrett v Ministry of Defence
Duty of care exists between employer and employee
Charlton v Forest Printing Ink Co Ltd
Duty of care exists between parent and child
Carmarthenshire CC v Lewis
Duty of care exists between police and someone in their custody
Reeves v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
D must have high level of control over 3rd party to be liable
Palmer vs Tees Health Authority
No duty of care between landlord and tenant when tenant threatened
Mitchell v Glasgow City Council
Tenant of land is responsible for things on it that may cause harm
Clark Fixing Ltd v Dudley MBC
Police of owe duty of care to informants from third party criminals
Swinney v CC of Northumbria
Police take on duty of care when assurances made to C
Sherratt v CC of Greater Manchester Police