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Case Report: Foulds v Devon County Council [2015] 9/1/15 Lawtel
Public authority; duty of care; acts or omissions ‘Foulds is a useful reminder of the importance of analysing whether or not a case is, in essence, based on an omission, rather than a positive act, by a public authority.’HHJ Cotter QC followed the important line of legal authorities which significantly restrict the circumstances in which …
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- East Suffolk River Catchment Board v Kent [1940] UKHL 3
- Foulds v Devon County Council [2015] 9/1/15 Lawtel
- Gorringe v Calderdale MBC [2004] UKHL 15
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