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 »
Tag: foreseeability
Goodwill v British Pregnancy Advisory Service 1996
Areas of applicable law: Tort law – Duty of care – Negligence. Main arguments in this case: A duty of care cannot exist if there is no proximity and foreseeabilty…. Read more »
Bourhill v Young (1943): foreseeability and duty of care.
Areas of applicable law: Tort law – Negligence – Foreseeability – Psychiatric harm Main arguments in this case: A defendant can only be liable if the rule of foreseeability is… Read more »
Network Rail Ltd v Morris (2004): private nuisance – the test of sensitivity vs foreseeability.
Areas of applicable law: Tort law – Private nuisance – Foreseeability. Main arguments in this case: Private nuisance and the test of sensitivity vs foreseeability. The fact of the case:… Read more »