children

Cards (7)

  • common duty and special duty
  • s2(2) a duty to take such care as in all the circumstances of the case is reasonable to see that the visitor will be reasonably safe
  • s2(3) occupier must be prepared for children to be less careful than adults as a result premises must be reasonably safe for a child of that age
  • standard of care measured subjectively according to age of that child
  • Glasgow Corporation v Taylor
    occupier has to protect child visitors from allurements
  • Phipps v Rochester
    occupier can expect parents to supervise very young children
  • Jolley v London

    occupier liable for injuries suffered by children that are reasonably foreseeable