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Liability: Pure omissions and public authorities
Ruth Kennedy considers the basis upon which liability can be established ‘The general principle is that there is no liability for the wrongdoing of a third party, even where that wrongdoing is foreseeable.‘ This article focuses on liability for pure omissions in tort with a particular focus on public authorities. The general principle of the …
Cases Referenced
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- Armes v Nottinghamshire County Council [2017] UKSC 60
- Caparo Industries plc v Dickman [1990] UKHL 2
- CN & anor v Poole Borough Council [2017] EWCA Civ 2185
- Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v DSD & anor [2018] UKSC 11
- Cox v Ministry of Justice [2016] UKSC 10
- Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd [1963] UKHL 4
- Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire [1987] UKHL 12
- JD v East Berkshire Community Health [2003] EWCA Civ 1151
- Michael v Chief Constable of South Wales Police [2015] UKSC 2
- Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2018] UKSC 4
- S v Walsall MBC [1985] 1 WLR 1150
- Smith v Chief Constable of Sussex Police [2008] UKHL 50
- Smith v Littlewoods Organisation Ltd [1987] UKHL 3
- The Catholic Child Welfare Society v Various Claimants [2012] UKSC 56
- Woodland v Essex County Council [2013] UKSC 66
- X v Bedfordshire [1995] UKHL 9