Duty of Care Owed by Occupier in UK Law
Leading Cases
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British Railways Board v Herrington
... ... 2 I have no doubt that if the Appellants owed to potential child trespassers any duty of care ... to lay down a general rule that no occupier is under any duty to potential trespassers, ... ...
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Dorset Yacht Company Ltd v Home Office
... ... the Home Office or these Borstal officers owed any duty of care to the Respondents capable of ... that a trespasser can somehow become the occupier's 'neighbour' within the meaning of the somewhat ... ...
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M'Alister or Donoghue (Pauper) v Stevenson
... ... in a receptacle which prevented inspection owed a duty to her as consumer of the article to take care that there was no noxious element in the goods, ... the ceiling falls and injures the occupier or any one else, no action against the builder ... ...
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Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police
... ... in this appeal is whether the officers owed a duty of care to Mrs Robinson. The other ... building works, to protect the ultimate occupier of the building from loss resulting from defects ... ...
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Legislation
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Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
... ... It is the duty of a person specified under subsection (1)— ... 45: Occupier or owner unascertainable ... arising out of a failure to exercise due care and attention ... any obligation of confidence owed by the person making the disclosure, or ... ...
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Occupiers' Liability Act 1984
... ... F1 1: Duty of occupier to persons other than his visitors ... whether any duty is owed by a person as occupier of premises to persons ... ’ Liability Act 1957 (the common duty of care), and ... ...
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Occupiers' Liability Act 1957
... ... the rules of the common law, to regulate the duty which an occupier of premises owes to his ... whom a duty is so imposed or to whom it is owed; and accordingly for the purpose of the rules so ... owes the same duty, the “common duty of care”, to all his visitors, except in so far as he ... ...
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Occupiers' Liability (Scotland) Act 1960
... ... 1: Variation of rules of common law as to duty of care owed by occupiers ... as an “ occupier of premises ”) is ... ...
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Books & Journal Articles
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THE OCCUPIERS’ LIABILITY ACT
... ... rules which previously regu- lated an occupier’s liability towards his hvitees, licensees ... on an occupier of premises’ the same duty, described as the “common duty of care,” ... and to whom the common duty of care is owed are the same “ as the persons who would at ... ...
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Law Reform and Occupier's Liability
... ... the recommendations in paragraph 70 on the duty of landlords remaining in occupation of the ... , he should owe the common duty of care to any third party lawfully using the means of ... considering the high standard of care owed by the lessor under the Committee’s ... ...
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Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984
... ... over whether the exceptional positive legal duty to help the police overrode the privilege ... known as the duty of “common humanity” owed by occupiers to trespassers, was considered ... gap between common humanity and reasonable care was very narrow, if indeed it existed at ... purport to‘ exclude or restrict the occupier’s duty. Section 2 of the Act makes a minor ... ...
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Mosh Pits or Liability Pits: Criminal and Tortious Liability at Concerts
... ... This article then outlines the occupier’s statutory duties, ... under the Occupiers’ ... Act and the Liquor Licence Act, and the duty of care owed ... by the occupier/venue/organiser ... ...
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Law Firm Commentaries
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Resolving Rural Disputes: Open Water And Occupiers’ Liability
... ... thought has to be given as to any duties owed by owners or occupiers towards those using water ... ) Act 1960, those occupying land owe a duty of care towards people coming on to that land. e occupier is the person having control of the land – ... ...
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John Lewis- Never Knowingly An Occupier
... ... the defendant owed the claimant a duty of care and the defendant ... ...
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Do Occupiers Of Land Have A Duty Of Care To Contractors?
... ... of Jamie Yates v National Trust which looks at the duties of care owed by an occupier to his contractor's employees ... The last month has ... ...
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Occupier Or Employer - Who Pays?
... ... law that employers owe a non-delegable duty of care to their employees. However as covered in ... , the non-delegable nature of the duties owed by an employer does not preclude another party ... ...
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