Duty of care. Flashcards

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first must establish a duty of care is owed to the claimant…

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-robinson v chief constable of west yorkshire (2018)
- if an already established duty of care exists the courts should follow this precedent

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what if the court has not considered whether a duty of care exists?

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the courts will follow the closest analogy

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as a duty of care already exists…

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the three part caparo test doesn’t apply, therefore d owes c a duty of care

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finally…

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the harm must be reasonably foreseeable (kent v griffiths)

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