TORT LAW CASES 2

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Which case gave us the definition of negligence? (______ v Birmingham Waterworks Co)

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Blythe

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What year was the case ______ v Birmingham Waterworks Co.?

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1856

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Which Act states that an occupier of a premises owes a duty of care to lawful visitors?

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The Occupiers Liability Act 1957

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Which Act allows claims by trespassers who are injured on the occupier’s property?

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The Occupiers Liability Act 1984

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Which case established the modern law of negligence?

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Donoghue v Stevenson (1932)

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The neighbour principle was replaced by a three-part test set out by the House of Lords in the case of _________?

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Caparo v Dickman

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In which case was an ambulance called to take the claimant who was suffering an asthma attack to hospital?

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Kent v Griffiths (2000)

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Which case illustrates that even if the harm is reasonably foreseeable, a duty of care will only exist if the relationship between the claimant and the defendant is sufficiently close or proximate?

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Bourhill v Young

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In the test of 'proximity of relationships', in which case was a different ruling to that of Bourhill v Young given?

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McLoughlin v O'Brien (1982)​

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In which case was it pointed out that imposing a duty of care on police could lead to policing being carried out in a defensive way?

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Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire (1990)