Provides that a judge may reduce any damages awarded to a claimant according to the extent to which the claimant contributed to their own injuries.
Froom v Butcher (1975)
Contributorynegligence - C's head injuries were held to have been caused by his decision not to wear a seatbelt and his damages were reduced by 20%
Sayers v HarlowUDC (1958)
Contributorynegligence - C got trapped inside a publictoilet and tried to get out by climbing on a toilet roll holder and slipped when it gave way. C's damages were reduced by 25% because of the way she tried to escape.
Jones v Livox Quarries (1952)
Contributorynegligence - C was riding on the back of a vehicle at work, against company rules, when a dumper truck crashed into the back of it. C had contributed to his injuries through his own negligence so damages were reduced by 20%
Morris v Murray (1991)
Consent - The CA decided that C had voluntarily assumed the risk of injury by accepting a flight in an aircraft by an obviously heavily intoxicated pilot.
Ogwo v Taylor (1987)
Consent - A fireman suffered burns from the intense heat of a fire he attended. The defense will not succeed where C has nochoice but to accept the risk.
