Breach of duty

• What 2 key parts is breach of duty made up of?

  Reasonable person test

  Risk factors
• Is the reasonable person test objective or subjective?

  Objective
• What are three circumstances of the defendant?

  Children

  Amateurs

  Professionals/ experts
• Give a case for Children

  Mullins v Richards
• Give a case for Amateurs

  Wells v cooper
• Give a case for Professionals/ experts

  Bolam v Barnet Hospital
• What are the 5 risk factors?

  Probability of harm

  Seriousness of harm

  Cost and practicality of taking precautions

  Potential benefits

  Unknown risks
• What case is associated with seriousness of potential harm?

  Paris v stepney
• What case is associated with Cost and practicaity of taking precautions?

  Latimer v AEC Ltd
• What case is associated with potential benefits?

  Day v High Performance Sports