Occupiers' Liability Flashcards

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What is occupier’s liability?

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The duty owed by the occupier, which arises as a result of the state of the premises that they have control over, towards persons on their premises.

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What are the two statutes that occupiers’ liability is rooted on?

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The (Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957), and the (Occupiers’ Liability Act 1984).

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Are omissions considered a liability in the tort of occupiers’ liability?

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Yes.

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What are the categories of persons in occupiers’ liability in descending order of rights owed to them?

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1) Contractor; 2) invitee, 3) Licensee, and 4) trespasser.

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What does ‘premises’ mean? Which act/section defines this?

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Includes any fixed or movable structure (OLA 1984 s1(2)).

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What is a visitor?

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Someone with permission to be on the land.

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Could the permission given to the visitor be implied or does it have to be expressed?

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It could be either implied or express.

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Can the permission given to the visitor be limited within the premises ie one room not the entire house?

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Yes it can be.

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This case is about a child who was mauled by a lion. Give facts, ratio, and verdict.

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(Pearson v Coleman Bros). A child went into the circus but had to go to the bathroom and so ignored the signs in pursuit of the bathroom and was mauled by a lion. She sued for personal injury. Held: occupiers’ liability established. Ratio: it is foreseeable that a child would wonder off and not take heed of the signs.

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Can you shift from a visitor to a trespasser in a visit? Which case illustrates this? Give facts, ratio, and verdict.

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(Kolasa v Ealing Hospital NHS Trust). A man who was in a hospital visit jumped from a wall and injured himself as he tried to escape the hospital. Sued in occupiers’ liability. Held: no liability; claim fails. Ratio: he was not permitted to do that and therefore became a trespasser.

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Can permission for a visitor be revoked? Which case illustrates this?

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Yes it can (Snook v Mannion).

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Who is an occupier? Which case illustrates this?

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Anyone who has sufficient control of the premises (Wheat v Lacon and Co Ltd).

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Must you be in possession of the premises to be an occupier? Which case illustrates this?

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No you don’t have to be in possession (Harris v Birkenhead Corp).

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Does an occupier have to be prepared for children to be less careful than adults? Which act/section codifies this?

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Yes (OLA 1957 s2(3)(a)).

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This case shows that parents are relevant to a child’s trespass in the sense that it should be assumed at times that the parents should have taken better care.

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(Glascow Corporation v Taylor).

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