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 »
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 »
Ready Mixed Concrete v Minister of Pensions 1968: who is an employee?
Areas of applicable law: Tort law – Vicarious liability – Employment law. Main arguments in this case: Who is an employee and who is a self-employed person? The Ready Mixed… Read more »
Pure psychiatric harm: who is a primary victim?
Areas of applicable law: Tort law – Psychiatric harm – Negligence Main arguments in this case: Who is a primary victim in psychiatric harm? In terms of psychiatric harm, a… Read more »
Swinney v Chief Constable of Northumbria Police (1999)
Areas of applicable law: Tort law – Duty of care – Negligence – Psychiatric harm. Main arguments in this case: In some circumstances it is possible that the police owe… Read more »