LIABILITY IN NEGLIGENCE

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DUTY OF CARE
defined in Donoghue V Stevenson as the 'neighbour principle'
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CAPARO V DICKMAN
Modified the neighbour principle and introduced the tripartite test to decide if a duty of care is owed
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(1st test) WAS THE INJURY OR DAMAGE REASONABLY FORESEEABLE?
In Jolley v Sutton- the injury to the young boys was forseeable. In Langley v Dray it was forseeable the police would e exposed to risk
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(2nd test) WAS THERE A SUFFICIENT PROXIMITY BETWEEN THE CLAIMANT AND DEFENDANT?
In Bourhill v Young the woman was not in the immediate vicinity so was not owed a duty. In Mcloughlin v O'Brian, the claimant had a relationship with the injured so was owed a duty
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(3rd test) WAS IT FAIR JUST AND REASONABLE TO IMPOSE A DUTY?
In Alcock v South Yorkshire Police, relatives who watched on TV were not owed a duty as it would open the floodgates. In Kent v Griffiths it was fair to impose a duty
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Modified the neighbour principle and introduced the tripartite test to decide if a duty of care is owed

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CAPARO V DICKMAN

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In Jolley v Sutton- the injury to the young boys was forseeable. In Langley v Dray it was forseeable the police would e exposed to risk

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Card 4

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In Bourhill v Young the woman was not in the immediate vicinity so was not owed a duty. In Mcloughlin v O'Brian, the claimant had a relationship with the injured so was owed a duty

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Card 5

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In Alcock v South Yorkshire Police, relatives who watched on TV were not owed a duty as it would open the floodgates. In Kent v Griffiths it was fair to impose a duty

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