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Donoghue v Stevenson (1932)
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Established the "neighbour" principle.
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Caparo v Dickman (1990)
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3 part test for duty of care.
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Kent v Griffiths (2000)
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Example of foreseeablility. (Foreseeable that someone waiting for an ambulance would suffer harm if it were unduly delayed.)
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Bourhill v Young (1943)
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Proximity in time alone is not enough to establish duty of care.
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McLoughlin v O’Brien (1983)
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Claimant's relationship to victim of accident was enough to establish proximity.
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Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire (1988)
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Police do not owe a duty of care to victims of crime and their families.
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MPC v Reeves (2001)
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Police owe a duty of care to people taken into custody.
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Orange v Chief Constable of West Yorks (2001)
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Duty of care is owed by police to prisoners only when the risk is known.
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Blyth v Birmingham Waterworks
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Baron Alderson's famous definition of the "reasonable man".
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Wells v Cooper (1954)
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An amateur doing DIY is expected to reach the same standard as a competant professional.
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Nettleship v Weston (1971)
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A learner driver must reach the same standard as a competent qualified driver.
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Bolam v Friern Barnet Hospital Management Committee (1957)
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Duty of care for professionals : 2-part test.
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Bolitho v City & Hackney Health Authority (1997)
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Courts may decide that the standard accepted by the profession in general is not high enough.
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Roe v Minister for Health (1954)
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Reasonable man would not protect against unknown risks.
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Paris v Stepney Borough Council (1951)
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Greater care must be taken when the claimant is particularly vulnerable.
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