Case Report: Lafferty v Newark and Sherwood DC [2016] EWHC 320 (QB)

12 King’s Bench Walk (Chambers of Paul Russell QC) | Personal Injury Law Journal | May 2016 #145
Landlords’ liability; injuries arising out of latent defects ‘Section 4(4) did not create a form of strict liability. It extended the application of s4(1) to relevant defects which were otherwise outside its scope, and remained subject to the requirement of s4(2).’ This important case resolves (for the time being at least) the question of whether …

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Property Claims: Personal injury claims against landlords

Ropewalk Chambers | Personal Injury Law Journal | October 2013 #119
In the concluding part of their two-part article Jonathan Mitchell and Georgina Cursham examine the issues that arise with accidents on demised premises ‘Any potential claim or defence against a landlord will require careful consideration of the tenancy agreement.’ In last month’s article we considered the liability of landlords at common law and under statute. …

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Property Claims: Personal injury claims against landlords

Ropewalk Chambers | Personal Injury Law Journal | September 2013 #118
In the first of a two-part article Jonathan Mitchell and Georgina Cursham examine the issues that arise with accidents on demised premises ‘It has always been the case that where a landlord undertakes express duties in a lease, he will be liable to his tenant for foreseeable losses caused by breach of those express duties.’ …

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Occupiers: Landlords beware

Cobbetts LLP | Property Law Journal | December 2012 #301
Two recent High Court decisions provide some clarification of occupiers’ liability. Kathryn Harris explains why landlords may want to carry out more regular inspections in future The House of Lords’ decision in Cavalier confirmed that a landlord who lets premises in a dangerous condition owes no duty to remedy the defect and no duty of …

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