Duty of care

Cards (10)

  • s2(2)

    'take such care as in all the circumstances... is reasonable to see that the visitor will be reasonably safe in using the premises for the purposes for which he is invited or permitted by the occupier to be there'
  • Laverton v Kiapasha takeaway supreme

    Premises don't have to be completely safe, just 'reasonably safe'
  • Rochester Cathedral v Debell
    Tripping, slipping and falling are everyday occurrences and accidents happen
  • Cole v Davis-Gilbert
    Duty does not have to extend to liability for pure accidents or last indefinitely where there could be other causes of damage
  • S.2(3)(a)

    the occupier 'must be prepared for children to be less careful than adults (and as a result) the premises must be reasonably safe for a child of that age'
  • Glasgow Corporation v Taylor
    Occupier has to protect child visitors from allurements
  • Phipps v Rochester Corporation

    Occupier can expect parents to supervise very young children
  • Jolley v London Borough of Sutton

    Occupier liable for injuries suffered by children that are reasonably foreseeable
  • 2(3)(b)

    'An occupier may expect that a person, in the exercise of his calling , will appreciate and guard against any special risks ordinarily incidental to it, so far as the occupier leaves him free to do so'
  • Roles v Nathan
    Occupier can expect workmen to appreciate and guard against risk that are incidental to their work