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Negligence

Establishing a Duty of Care

  • 4 things to know
  • Paper 2

Overview

Recall questions on the neighbour principle and the case that established it, and on the first limb of Caparo and where it comes from.

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Key term

What does the 'neighbour' principle in negligence establish regarding to whom a duty of care is owed?

Numbers

In which case was the Caparo test established?

Key term

What is the 'floodgates argument' as a public policy factor in determining whether a duty of care is fair, just and reasonable?

Process

Which case established the neighbour principle, and what does foreseeability ask?

Questions from this subtopic

Each one with the model answer underneath.

  1. 1

    What does the 'neighbour' principle in negligence establish regarding to whom a duty of care is owed?

    Model answer

    A person owes a duty of care to those who are so closely and directly affected by their act that they ought reasonably to have them in contemplation when directing their mind to the acts or omissions in question.

  2. 2

    In which case was the neighbour principle established?

    Model answer

    Donoghue v Stevenson (1932).

  3. 3

    What is the first element of the Caparo three-part test for establishing a duty of care?

    Model answer

    Foreseeability of harm.

  4. 4

    In which case was the Caparo test established?

    Model answer

    Caparo Industries plc v Dickman (1990).

  5. 5

    What question does foreseeability ask in the Caparo test?

    Model answer

    Whether a reasonable person in the defendant's position would have foreseen that their conduct might cause harm to the claimant.

  6. 6

    What does proximity refer to in the Caparo test?

    Model answer

    The closeness of the relationship between the parties, which may be physical, temporal, or relational.

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