Case Report: Foulds v Devon County Council [2015] 9/1/15 Lawtel

12 King’s Bench Walk (Chambers of Paul Russell QC) | Personal Injury Law Journal | June 2015 #136
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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Case Report: Wembride Claimants v Winter [2013] EWHC 2331

12 King’s Bench Walk (Chambers of Paul Russell QC) | Personal Injury Law Journal | September 2013 #118
Breach of statutory duty; emergency service; employer’s liability ‘Although the fire services’ defence was atypically ambitious, Irwin J’s analysis of the duties of emergency service employers is of considerable interest.’ These claims arose out of a mass explosion that occurred at a fireworks factory at Marlie Farm in East Sussex on 3 December 2006. Geoffrey …

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