gnm

• gross negligence manslaughter - don't buy green rats
• duty of care - d must owe v a duty of care (adomako)
• ordinary principles of negligence apply (caparo v dickman)
• fact that d was part to an illegal act is not relevant (wacker)
• duty can be contractual (singh) (litchfield)
• duty can arrise due to relationship (stone and dobinson)
• duty can arrise when d creates a state of affairs (evans)
• breach - breach must cause death - can be ommisssion or act
• gross - must be gross - (bateman)
• def of gross - the neglifence went beyong a mere matter of comensation between subjects and showed such a disregard for the life and safety of others
• test gross - adomako confirmed bateman
• risk - must be a risk of death (adomako) (mirsa)