Sutton v Syston Rugby Football Club Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 1182

Occupier: State of play

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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 …

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Sports Injury: Liability on the pitch

Cathrine Grubb considers the duty of care owed for concealed hazards ‘The RFU provides risk assessment guidelines and a checklist that includes a recommendation to check the ground for foreign objects.’While people around the world were enjoying the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand this year, rugby was also the focus of the Court of …

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