General Negligence

Question 1

Bolton v Stone

Answer 1

Low risk

Lower the risk the lower level of care needed

Question 2

Bourhill v Young

Answer 2

Duty of care

Not proximate in time, space or relationship

Question 3

Caparo v Dickman

DoC

Answer 3

Duty of care

Outlined 3 part test of DoC

Question 4

Bolam v Friern

Answer 4

Breach of duty

Standard or professionals

Question 5

Froom v Butcher

Answer 5

Contributory negligence

Defendants actions made their injuries worse

Question 6

Hughes v Lord advocate

Answer 6

Damage

Final injury needs to be foreseeable not the way it happens

Question 7

Kent v Griffiths

Answer 7

Duty of care

Reasonably foreseeable than more harm would occur

Question 8

McLoughlin v Obrian

Answer 8

Duty of Care

Had close ties in relationship, could claim as secondary victim

Question 9

Mullins v Richards

Answer 9

Breach of duty

Children will be treated as same standard as children

Question 10

Nettleship v Weston

Answer 10

Breach of duty

Learners will be held to standard as competent person

Question 11

Paris v Stepney

Answer 11

Breach of duty

Reasonable man takes more care when the situation demands it

Question 12

Watt v Hertfordshire

Answer 12

Breach of Duty

Benefits of taking the risk can lower standard of care

Question 13

Wagon Mound

Answer 13

Damage

Remoteness of damage was too low and unforeseeable