Negligence

Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire is a landmark case in English tort law. It involved a dispute between a woman named Mrs. Robinson and the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire over the police force’s handling of an investigation into the murder of Mrs. Robinson’s daughter. The case revolved around the question of whether…

Caparo Industries plc v Dickman is a landmark case in the field of English tort law. The case involved a dispute between a group of shareholders of Caparo Industries plc and the company’s auditors, Ernst & Whinney. The case revolved around the question of whether the auditors owed a duty of care to the shareholders,…

Anns v Merton London Borough Council is a landmark case in the law of torts, specifically in the area of the tort of negligence. The case concerned the circumstances in which a local authority could be held liable for negligent acts or omissions in the exercise of its statutory powers. The decision in Anns established…

Home Office v Dorset Yacht Co Ltd is a landmark case in the law of negligence, concerning the liability of a public authority for damages caused by the negligent acts of its employees. The case established the principle that a public authority can be held liable for the negligence of its employees if the employee’s…

Topp v London Country Bus is a landmark case in the law of negligence. The case concerned a passenger who suffered injuries while traveling on a bus operated by the defendant company, London Country Bus Services. The case established the principle that a common carrier, such as a bus company, owes a higher duty of…

The Wagon Mound (No. 1) is a landmark case in the field of tort law that established the principles of foreseeability and remoteness of damage in negligence claims. In this case, the defendant, Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd., owned a ship that was docked in Sydney Harbor in 1951. While workers were welding on another ship…

Barnett v Chelsea & Kensington Hospital [1969] is a landmark case in the field of negligence law, particularly in relation to the duty of care owed by healthcare professionals to their patients. In this case, the plaintiff, Mr. Barnett, was taken to the emergency department of the defendant hospital after drinking tea that was later…

Vaughan v Menlove (1837) is a landmark case in the field of tort law, particularly in relation to the concept of negligence. The case concerned a dispute between two neighbors in England over the construction of a hay barn. Mr. Vaughan, the plaintiff, argued that Mr. Menlove, the defendant, had built the barn in a…

Donoghue v Stevenson is a famous legal case in the field of tort law that established the modern concept of negligence in the law of England and Wales, and in other common law jurisdictions. The case was heard in the House of Lords, the highest court in the UK at the time, in 1932. In…