The first point to note when analysing occupiers’ liability is that originally it was separate to the general principles of negligence which were outlined in Donoghue v Stevenson .The reason for this “pigeon hole approach” was that the key decision of occupiers’ liability, Indermaur v Dames was decided sixty six years prior to the landmark decision of Donoghue v Stevenson . McMahon and Binchy state the reason why it was not engulfed into general negligence, was because it “… had become too firmly entrenched by 1932 … to be swamped by another judicial cross-current” Following on from Indermaur v Dames the courts developed four distinct categories of entrant which I will now examine in turn. The first category of entrant is that of a contractual entrant. This class of entrant is defined by McMahon and Binchy as someone who enters “premises in pursuance of a contract between himself or herself and the occupier” . The classic examples of this category include sports spectators and concert goers. The duty owed to this type of entrant was found in the terms of the contract. If no such terms existed, as stated in the Law Reform Commission, “there is an implied term on the part of the occupier that he has taken reasonable care to make the premises safe for the contemplated purposes” . An example of implying terms can be found in the case of Callaghan v Killarney Race Course . The case centred around an injury suffered by a spectator at the races and whether the occupiers had acted with reasonable care. Maguire CJ noted that “There were no terms of contract between him and the defendant Company and the contract between them is to be implied from the circumstances of the case.” The Supreme Court dismissed the case as it was felt... ... middle of paper ... ...rts (4th edition Bloomsbury Professional, Dublin 2013)435 McMahon and Binchy, Law of Torts (4th edition Bloomsbury Professional, Dublin 2013)435 Latham v Johnson [1913] 1 KB 398 Cooke v Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland [1909] AC 229 Donovan v Landy Ltd [1963] IR 441 Donovan v Landy Ltd [1963] IR 441 at 446 Purtill v Athlone UDC [1968] IR 205 Purtill v Athlone UDC [1968] IR 205 at 212 McNamara v ESB [1975] IR 1 Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957 , s. 1(1) Glasgow Corporation v Taylor [1922] A.C. 44 Addie v Dumbreck [1929] AC 358 [1929] AC 358 British Railways Board v Herrington [1972] British Railways Board v Herrington [1972] 1 AII ER at 795 British Railways Board v Herrington [1972] 1 AII ER at 795 Redford v Courtown(Co Wexford) Golf Club Rooney v Connolly [1987] ILRM 768 Occupiers’ Liability 1995, s 1(1)
The decision of the House of Lords in City of London Building Society v Flegg marks a key stage in how the balance is drawn between occupiers and creditors in priority disputes; the seeds of which were originally planted in the Law of Property Act 1925. It posed a serious challenge to the conventional understanding of overreaching and the machinery of conveyancing.Ref ?
Corporate crime (state crimes) are invisible, they are either not persecuted or not seen as crime, this is because the state have the power to criminalize or decriminalize acts . The Hillsborough disaster is one of the most serious crimes in the UK which was not seen as a crime but rather labelled as an accidental death. This essay will present the facts and highlight the various legal issues with regards to the Hillsborough disaster that took place on 15 April 1989. It will first of all state the facts of the event, engaging the international human rights provision, domestic legislation and will further analyse the access to justice doctrine as regards to the Hillsborough case.
They may want business held liable for foreseeable third party criminal attacks on trespassers. To prove their point they may look at the dissent written by Justice Liacos in Schofield v. Merrill, 386 Mass. 244 (1982). An adult trespasser wanted to recover for damages he suffered on the defendant’s property. He jumped into a quarry filled with water and injured himself; there were no warning signs near this quarry. Id. at 245. The court denied the plaintiff’s request, reiterating that the foreseeable trespasser exception only applies to children, not adults. Id. at 254. Justice Liacos’ dissent said that extending the common law to include foreseeable adult trespassers would be a natural-and-limited extension of legislative policy. Id. at 255. The Melvilles may point to that line and say that their extension would be natural and limited. The Massachusetts Court dealt with this issue saying parties are only held liable if the injury was foreseeable. Whittaker v. Saraceno, 418 Mass. 196, 200-201(1994), McKinney-Vareschi v. Paley, 42 Mass.App.Ct. 953, 954 (1997). In Whittaker, a court barred a tenant from recovery because the criminal act was not foreseeable. The facts in this case are very similar to ours. An unknown third party approached a woman, blindfolded her, brought her to an underground parking garage, and raped her. Id. at 197. There previously had been evidence of theft
Legal Studies Essay Joey Agerholm Exclusion clauses determine the liability of something that might go wrong within a contract. They are used by sellers as an attempt to avoid or limit their liability. The seller has the advantage over the buyer who must agree to the clauses to purchase the product/service. Because of the buyers disadvantage the court takes such cases, involving exclusion clauses, very seriously, and the content of the clauses are carefully interpreted. With the current Trade Practises Act and the Fair Trading Act the standard form of business contract is adequate and effective in protecting the buyer. The Trade Practise Act is the most effective legislation for the protection of the consumer. It implies to the following situations:- - “A promise by the seller that the buyer will become the owner” If a car dealer breaks a promise or part of a contract, for example that he has the right to sell a car, and the car is stolen then although the buyer will have to give the car back he/she will get her money back. - “ A promise by the seller that goods will fit the description supplied by the seller” In this case the buyer is protected if the seller makes a promise, which is a condition of the contract, describing the product, and when the buyer receives the product, it does not match the description. - “ A promise where the seller is made aware of the purpose for which the goods are required, that the goods will be reasonably fit for that purpose” This condition is implied when the buyer makes the purpose of the goods needed known to the seller, and the buyer then relies on the seller’s judgement in providing the correct product. For example it would not be reasonable if you made the seller aware that you wished to purchase something suitable for mowing the average suburban backyard and you were sold a tractor. - “A Promise that goods are of merchantable quality” According to this act a good is considered to be merchantable if they are suitable for the prospect for which other similar goods are sold, involving the description applied to them, the price and any other relevant information. This act does however does not protect the consumer if he/she has examined the product and missed any defects that should have been seen or if the seller made him/her aware of the defect prior to the purchase of the product.
The first element to examine is that of possible benefit to society. In Swinney v Chief Constable of Northumbria Police Force , the claimant found information relating to a murder of a police officer. They reported it, but the file of the report given was stolen. The couple received violent threats after this occurred. In this case, a duty was established, it was done so in order to protect future informers, to ensure people will come forward. If no liability had been placed it would be detrimental, as informers would be less likely to come forward. This case is then distinguished into a type of negligence referred to as ‘direct action’ cases . It relates to deterrence, as well since it places this liability in order to protect informers and thereby to make sure this kind of negligence does not occur again from the police. It is a somewhat rare example where a duty of care is established. Another element of practical consideration is that of resources. The other main case for police negligence is Osman v Ferguson . In this case, a 14-year-old boy was being stalked by his schoolteacher. It came so to the point where the schoolteacher came to the claimant’s house and killed his father and injured the boy. The police had been called on several occasions, but failed to act before it went out of control. It had proximity and reasonable foreseeability however; it was
Andrews N, Strangers to Justice No Longer: The Reversal of the Privity Rule under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (2001) 60 The Cambridge Law Journal 353
This paper will be exploring the various reasons for establishment of the strict liability rule in dog bite cases which will be complemented with a case study involving a gas meter reader bitten by a dog on private property and whether there are other appropriate rules applicable to such cases.
The case of Kamloops v. Nielson was a landmark decision for tort law, since it established the duty of care principle in Canadian private law, which prior to this case was used in the Anns v. Merton case and expanded the scope of duty first identified in Donoghue v. Stevenson. In the historic case of Donoghue v. Stevenson, duty of care was established to include anyone that could be foreseeably harmed by someone’s actions, creating the neighbour principle. The Anns v. Merton case expanded the scope of the neighbour principle to including public bodies, such as the municipality. The case involved a faulty building foundation, which resulting in requiring repairs for the house, and whether the municipality should have to pay for the repairs, since it was the job of the municipality to inspect and ensure the building was properly constructed. Whether public tax allocations should be subject to tort litigations was placed in question in the case but the municipality was held liable for damages nevertheless.
The refinement of this definition has significant legal implications, as it broadens the scope of those who can sue within blameless accidents. Prior to this, such victims would also face being labelled with “fault”. Supporting the findings of Axiak, by establishing non-tortious conduct as separate from “fault”, similar, future cases are more likely to proceed despite the plaintiff’s contributory
Current English land law on the co-ownership of interests of land has developed quite a contentious history pertaining to the relationship between the acquisition of rights and the quantification of the shares. In terms of co-ownership, there are huge variances and legal consequences when legal ownership is in one person’s name compared to two. These differences can be seen in various landmark cases which have created precedent and developed refined principles such as Lloyds Bank plc v Rosset and the Stack v Dowden. For the courts, it has often been relatively complex to distinguish between constructive and resulting trusts and to decide on the procedure to be used for the quantification of equitable entitlement once the decision to impute has been established. The quantification of resulting trusts is carefully considered in both, Midland Bank v Cooke and Stack v Snowden. In many co-ownership cases dealing with the acquisition of rights and the quantification of shares, the outcomes aren’t always proportionate. Reasons can include the ambiguities in the identification and changes of common intention and contributions types. In speaking to this issue, Baroness Hale stated in Stack v Dowden that “each case will turn on its own facts” and furthermore elaborated on the conditions for a common intention construct arising. It is furthermore important to critically discuss the repercussions these cases have for the future of co-ownership law to reconcile existing sources of confusion.
The Act allows negligence as the sole ground unlike common law which required the claimant to establish ‘fraud’ even if negligence existed. It is believed that the ‘d...
E.P. Thompson wrote of the enclosures, "Enclosures (when all the sophistication's are allowed for) was a plain enough case of class robbery, played according to the fair rules of property and laid down by parliament of property owners and lawyers."
Occupier's Liability Objective The objective of this document is to outline the obligations of the RSPB, as occupier of property. The obligations are set out in two Occupier's Liability Acts 1957 and 1984, and are owed to persons who enter RSPB property either as licensed visitors, or as unlicensed trespassers. The document does not purport to cover every particular situation and those in any doubt should consult Legal and Compliance as to secure their own position. Overview The RSPB owns large quantities of real estate, including many public reserves. It also owns many offices to which employees have access.
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The case of R v Hughes will be used throughout this essay to supplement ...