Duty of care. Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
first must establish a duty of care is owed to the claimant…
A
-robinson v chief constable of west yorkshire (2018)
- if an already established duty of care exists the courts should follow this precedent
2
Q
what if the court has not considered whether a duty of care exists?
A
the courts will follow the closest analogy
3
Q
as a duty of care already exists…
A
the three part caparo test doesn’t apply, therefore d owes c a duty of care
4
Q
finally…
A
the harm must be reasonably foreseeable (kent v griffiths)