Negligence cases Flashcards
Established duty
Robinsons V Chief Constable of Yorkshire
Established duty of doctor to patient
Montgomery V Lanarkshire
established duty of driver to passenger
Nettleship V Weston
Caparo test- reasonable foreseeability
Kent V Griffiths
Caparo test- proximity of relationship
Bourhill V YOUNG
Caparo test- is it just, fair and reasonable to impose a duty
Hill V Chief constable
Breach of duty- what standard of care the defendant should have exercised
Blyth V Birmingham Waterworks
Breach of duty- children
Mullins V Richards
Breach of duty- expert/ professionals
Bolam test
Breach of duty- learners/inexperienced
Nettleship V Weston
Foreseeability of risk
Roe v minister of health
Magnitude of risk
How likely- Bolton v stone
how serious- Paris v Stepney Borough Council
Practical precautions
Latimer v AEC ltd
defendants purpose
Watt v Hertfordshire County Council
Causation- But for test
Barnett v Chelsea and Kensington Hospital Management Committee