r v f

Question 1

how is something established as a r v f

Answer 1

the rule
something must have been collected and kept on the land, the use of the land must be non- natural, the thing brought onto the land must be likely to do mischief if it escaped and lastly the thing must have escaped and caused damage.

Question 2

pros

Answer 2

• can lead to improvementes i health and safety - transco v borough council natural gas escaped pipe, pipes were improved as a result
• changed on a case by case basis so could be considered more up to date - hale v jennings , caused fire using blow torch tis case made the tort base its result on the facts of the case

Question 3

cons

Answer 3

• changed to much eg wordng forseability defences rickards v lothein blocking taps was natural use of land
• mixture of different torts no need for it - miles v forest granite