Special characteristics of defendents:
- Nettleship v Western 1971(learner driver crashes car into lampost)
- learner driver must be treated to a normal drivers standard of care
- Bolam v Friern (electro therapy led to injury of C)
- such medical therapy must be to a standard of a specialist
- Richard v Mullins (child threw mud at Cs eyes)
- children and teenagers must be treated to the standard of one at their age
Special Charactersitics of Claiment:
- Paris v Stepney B.C (sight only one eye, blinded at work due to no goggles) - higher standard of care needed due to C's charactersitics
- Walker v Northumberland CC 1995 (stress from overworking, after time off same amount of work was given) - employer must take more care as to not repeat injuries due to it having occurred before!
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