One of the major arguments to show the benefits of breach of duty is with regarding to the risk factors that are considered during breach of duty. An advantages of this is that it allow a rise and fall in the standard of care owed. This was shown in Paris V Stepney Borough council, where the special characteristics of the claimant meant they were particularly vulnerable, they were owed a higher duty of care for their injuries. This stops the risk of floodgates, if too high standard if care is owed then many more claims would succeed and courts could not deal with important cases.