Law P2- Occupier's Liability 1984

• an occupier owes a common duty of care to?


  non-visitors in respect of injury caused due to the state of the premises
• occupier


  person in occupation or has control over the premises (Wheat v Lacon)

  the occupier and premises are the same as under OLA 1957
• doc is on occupiers under s1(4)


  is to take such care as is reasonable in all circumstances to see a non-visitor does not suffer injury
• duty on occupier only arises where

  occupier is aware of the danger (Rhind v Astbury Water Park)
• secondly, the occupier must know

  others may come into the vicinity of danger (Higgs v Foster)
• third- the risk is one occupier is reasonably...

  expected to offer protection against (Donoghue v Folkestone Properties)
• occupier will not be liable if c is injured by?


  an obvious danger (Ratcliffe v McConnell)
• occupier will not be liable if c's injury...


  was not caused by the state of the premises (Keown v Coventry Healthcare NHS)
• occupiers liability is discharged if?


  taking such steps as are reasonable in all circumstances of the case to give an effective warning of the danger / discourage persons from incurring the risk
• warning signs?

  must be clear and warn of the specific danger (Westwood v Post Office)