gnm: duty of care

• what was confirmed in caparo v dickman (1990)?

  the three-part test: 1. is the harm reasonable foreseeable; 2. is there a proximity between the defendant and victim; 3. is it fair, just and reasonable to impose a duty
• what was confirmed in evans (2009)?


  supplying of drugs is causing a dangerous situation
• what was confirmed in smith (1979)?

  spouses owe each other a duty of care
• what was confirmed in singh (1999)?


  landlords owe tenants a duty of care
• what was confirmed in wacker (2002)?

  behaving criminally does not negate a duty of care in criminal law
• what was confirmed in willoughby (2005)?

  it is the role of the judge to determine whether a duty of care is present