Tort Flashcards
nettleship v Weston
DoC for road users
bolam v Friern Hospital
DoC for doctor/patient
smiths v littlewoods
omissions- fire started by vandals- no DoC
Blyth v Birmingham waterworks
Cs property flooded when a frozen pipe burst- D not liable as wouldn’t be reasonable for them to guard against this
roe v minister of health
state of knowledge- D was paralysed after surgery but the medical knowledge at the time wasn’t good enough to know it would happen
cork v Kirby
but for test
Scott v shepherd
intervening act of 3rd party- lit squib- instinctive so doesnt break chain of causation
wagon mound number 1
the kind of damage must be reasonably foreseeable but the extent and precise manner need not be
mcloughlin v obrien
must be a recognised illness- organic depression
page v smith
can claim for psych illness if you suffered/feared foreseeable physical harm
Alcock v chief constable of south Yorkshire police
5 part test
- psych illness was foreseeable in a person of reasonable fortitude
- close relationship of love and affection
- close proximity in time and space to the scene of the accident
- means of perceiving was through own senses
- illness must be induced by a sudden shocking event
white v chief constable of South Yorkshire police
rescuers- police officers at Hillsborough- couldn’t claim- needed to show actual danger
mcfarlane v Caledonia
oil rig disaster, he was too far away to be in danger so couldn’t claim
woolridge v sumner
volenti- photographer knocked down by horse- must be an agreement between parties, claimant must have full knowledge of the risk
pitts v hunt
claimant took a lift from a drunk driver with no licence- driver couldn’t rely on volenti because of road traffic act
ici v Shatwell
employer provided protection but employees didn’t use them- employer relied on volenti because it was their fault they didn’t use the protection- narrow exception
Ashton v turner
c was injured by ds negligent getaway car driving from a burglary- an action cannot be founded on an illegal act
froom v butcher
c need not have contributed to the accident but only the damage- eg no seatbelt- cont neg
cope v Sharpe
defence of necessity- man may trespass on neighbours land to prevent major harm
4 key variables to assess future loss
- future progress of injury
- impact of vagaries of life
- inflation
- claimants future job prospects
PI claims must be broken down into
- non-pecuniary loss eg general damages for pain and suffering
- pecuniary loss to date eg loss of earnings, medical expenses
- future pecuniary losses
PI claims must be broken down into
- non-pecuniary loss eg general damages for pain and suffering
- pecuniary loss to date eg loss of earnings, medical expenses
- future pecuniary losses
vicarious liability requirements
- must be a tort
- committed by an employee/relationship akin to employment
- in the course of employment/close connection
Joel v morrison
‘on a frolic of his own’ employer not liable
rose v plenty
milkman employed a child to collect bottles for him- child got hurt- employers had warned him not to do this but vl was found anyway
lister v hesley hall
warden of a school abused the pupils- was VL as abuse happened in connection with his employment
various claimants v catholic child welfare soc
- is the relationship between X and Y capable of giving rise to VL?
- is there a close connection that links the relationship between X and Y and the act or omission of X?
Barclays Bank v various claimants
doctor gave dodgy medical exams to employees of barclays- Barclays weren’t liable as he was an independent contractor
Wilsons and Clyde v English
3 areas of employers duty
- provision of competent staff
- provision of adequate materials/premises
- provision of a proper system of work and effective supervision
smith v crossley bros
rubber tube up arse with pressured air- injured- EL wasn’t found because it was unpredictable
Coltman v bibby tankers
EL applied when an employee died on a defective ship
Paris v Stepney council
hadn’t taken reasonable care to protect the worker with one eye- his other eye got injured
when can claim for economic loss after a negligent act?
- as a consequence of acquiring a defective item of property
- as a consequence of physical damage to 3rd partys property
Murphy v Brentwood
cant claim for PEL