Occupier's Liability Flashcards

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Bailey v armes

A

Son on supermarket roof took friend up who then fell and injured himself

Neither supermarket nor D were occupiers as had no control over roof

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Occupiers liability for trespassers:

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Ratcliff v McConnell-

19 yr old climbed the fence of college swimming pool and dived hitting his head and seriously injuring himself

CA decided that occupier was not required to warn adult trespassers of obvious dangers

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Factual causation:

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‘But for’ test

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Legal causation:

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No intervening act

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Intervening act:

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Can break the chain of causation

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