Murphy v Brentwood District Council (1991): pure economic loss
Areas of applicable law: Tort law – Pure economic loss Main arguments in this case: A pre-existing defect in a property does not give rise to a duty of care… Read more »
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Anns v Merton LBC: pure economic loss
Areas of applicable law: Tort law – Pure economic loss Main arguments in this case: Can structural defects and pre-existing defects in a property be considered as pure economic loss?… Read more »
Phipps v Rochester Corporation: Occupiers liability and young children
Areas of applicable law: Tort law – Occupiers liablility – Duty of care Main arguments in this case: Do occupiers owe same level of duty of care to every visitors… Read more »
Trespass to land? the legal definition and who can sue.
What is tresspassing? Trespassing is when someone enters someone else’s property without permission. This can apply to a variety of properties including houses, buildings, land, and movable items like boats… Read more »
Barnett v Chelsea & Kensington HMC: What is “but for test”?
Areas of applicable law: Tort law – Breach of duty – Causation – The “but for test” The term “but for test” is commonly used in the context of causation… Read more »
Wagon Mound 1: Reasonable foreseeability of damage.
Areas of applicable law: Tort law – Negligence – foreseeability Main arguments in this case: A defendant cannot be held liable for damage that was reasonably unforeseeable. The fact of… Read more »
Bolitho v City of Hackney Health Authority 1998: Professional negligence
Areas of applicable law: Tort law – Duty of care – professional negligence Main arguments in this case: A medical professional can be held negligent even if the standard of… Read more »
Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee: Medical negligence
Areas of applicable law: Tort law – Duty of care – Medical negligence: Main arguments in this case: The Bolam test is a key case in tort law which states… Read more »
Tort of negligence: Breach of duty.
See also: Tort of negligence: what is duty of care? Breach is the second element that needs to be proven for a claim in negligence. A breach or a breach… Read more »
Vicarious liability: what is it and who is liable?
What is vicarious liability? Vicarious liability arises when an employee commits an act of negligence causing harm or damage to a third party for which the employer has to bear… Read more »