Breach

Cards (7)

  • First part of the breach legal test

    Did D fall below the standards of a reasonable person preforming the task (Blyth)
  • Second part of the Breach legal test

    To determine what is reasonable and if enough care is taken the court will look at a number of factors
  • Magnitude/degree of risk involved
  • Seriousness/gravity of harm that might occur to vulnerable people
  • Cost and practicality of taking precautions
  • public benefit / social utility
  • The medical treatment involves experimental or pioneering treatment not approved by colleauges