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Occupier: State of play
Following a wealth of decisions in 2011, Simon Cradick reviews an occupier’s liability ‘Anyone who has possession, or a sufficient degree of control, of premises, or an area within premises, may be an occupier.’ In 2011, we saw an unusual number of reported occupier’s liability claims, analysis of which provides a useful illustration of the …
Cases Referenced
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- Bowen & ors v The National Trust [2011] EWHC 1992 (QB)
- Everett v Comojo (UK) Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 13
- Furmedge & ors v Chester-le-Street District Council [2011] EWHC 1226 (QB)
- Geary v JD Wetherspoon plc [2011] EWHC 1506 (QB)
- Grimes v Hawkins [2011] EWHC 2004 (QB)
- Harvey v Plymouth City Council [2010] EWCA Civ 860
- Hufton v Somerset County Council [2011] EWCA Civ 789
- Micklewright v Surrey County Council [2011] EWCA Civ 922
- Sutton v Syston Rugby Football Club Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 1182
- Tomlinson v Congleton Borough Council [2003] UKHL 47