Southern Portland Cement Ltd v Cooper

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CourtPrivy Council
Judgment Date1974
Date1974
Year1974

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  • R v Moloney
    • United Kingdom
    • House of Lords
    • 21 March 1985
    ...in any of the infinite variety of situations arising in human affairs, in precise or scientific terms. As Lord Reid said in Southern Portland Cement Ltd. v. Cooper [1974] A.C. 623, 640: "Chance probability or likelihood is always a matter of degree. It is rarely capable of precise assessme......
  • Cummings v Granger
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 26 May 1976
    ...considered by the House of Lords in Herrington v. British Railways Board 1972 Appeal Cases 877 and by the Privy Council in Southern Portland Cement Limited. v. Cooper, 1974 Appeal Cases 623. Those were cases of children trespassing and their presence was to be expected. But this was the ca......
  • Hyam v DPP
    • United Kingdom
    • House of Lords
    • 21 March 1974
    ...to administer this important branch of the law. Reference was made to an observation of Lord Reid in a recent civil case ( Southern Portland Cement v. Cooper [1974] 1 All E.R. 87 at p. 94) with which I respectfully agree. Lord Reid said: "Chance probability or likelihood is always a matter......
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