Reasonable Man Test
Discompared to a reasonable man to decide if he has fallen below standard expected.
Objective - 'man on clapham omnibus'
Blythe V Birmingham waterworks Alderson - Negligence is doing something a reasonable man wouldn't do or not doing something a reasonable man would do.
Risk Factors
1) likelyhood and foreseeability of risk. Roe V Minister of Health.
2) Seriousness of risk to C. Paris V Stepney.
3) Cost/practicality of precautions. Walker V Northumberland.
4) Social Importance of D's activity. Watt V Hertfordshire cc.
5) It is a skilled activity. Nettleship V Weston/ Whitehouse V Jordan.
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