Tort & Negligence Cases

Question 1

Case that established Duty of Care

Answer 1

Donoghue v Stevenson

Question 2

Duty of Care
Reasonably Foreseeable

Answer 2

Kent V Griffiths

Question 3

Duty of care
A sufficiently proximate relationship

Answer 3

Bourhill v Young
McLoughlin v OBrien

Question 4

Duty of Care
Fair just and reasonable

Answer 4

Hill v CC of West Yorkshire

Question 5

Breach of duty
Reasonable objective man

Answer 5

Blythe v Birmingham Water works

Question 6

Breach of duty
Special characteristics of the defendant
Average

Answer 6

Wells v Cooper

Question 7

Breach of duty
Special characteristics of the defendant
A child

Answer 7

Mullins v Richards

Question 8

Breach of duty
Special characteristics of the defendant
Professional

Answer 8

Bollam

Question 9

Breach of duty
Risk factors
Size of risk

Answer 9

Bolton v Stone
Haley v London Electricity Board

Question 10

Breach of duty
Risk factors
Special characteristics of the claimant

Answer 10

Paris v Stepney B.C.

Question 11

Breach of duty
Risk factors
Practical Precautions

Answer 11

Latimer v AEC

Question 12

Breach of duty
Risk factors
Social Benefit

Answer 12

Day v High Performance sports

Question 13

Breach of duty
Risk factors
Unknown risk

Answer 13

Roe v Minister of health

Question 14

Causation of damage
Causation in fact

Answer 14

Barnett v Chelsea & Kensington Hospital

Question 15

Causation of damage
Intervening causes

Answer 15

Smith v Littlewoods

Question 16

Causation of damage
Remoteness of damage
General

Answer 16

The wagon mound

Question 17

Causation of damage
Remoteness of damage
Type of harm

Answer 17

Hughes v Lord Advocate

Question 18

Causation of damage
Remoteness of damage
Extent of harm

Answer 18

Bradford v Robinson rentals

Question 19

Causation of damage
Thin skull rule

Answer 19

Smith v Leech Brain