#Tort Law Negligence & Duty of Care

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Nettleship v Weston [1971] 3 WLR 370

Nettleship v Weston [1971] 3 WLR 370

Tort Law – Negligence Nettleship v Weston [1971] 3 WLR 370 is a case concerning breach of duty and contributory negligence in English Tort Law. Nettleship v Weston Facts In this case, the defendant was taking driving lessons from her friend. She was a learner driver. The friend checked the defendant’s insurance to see if it allowed for passengers before they agreed to go with her. During one…

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Caparo Industries pIc v Dickman [1990] 2 AC 605

Caparo Industries pIc v Dickman is a key cases for negligence and duty of care found in Tort Law within a UK Bachelor of Laws LLB degree.

Negligence – Duty of Care – Tort Law Caparo Industries pIc v Dickman is one of the key cases concerning negligence and duty of care found in Tort Law within a UK Bachelor of Laws LLB degree. It moves reliance from the wide scoped test found in Anns v Merton London Borough Council [1978] AC 728 and expand on the neighbour principle found in Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562 to identify if a duty…

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Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee [1957] 1 WLR 583

The Bolam test is the test that checks for a breach of duty within medical negligence. Read about it here.

Tort Law – Negligence and Duty of Care Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee [1957] 1 WLR 583 is an important legal case within the area of negligence and breach of duty. The case is responsible for the formation of the Bolam test used to check for a breach of duty in medical negligence. This case often appears in the Tort module and Medical module for the UK based LLB degree in…