Liability: Pure omissions and public authorities

Ruth Kennedy considers the basis upon which liability can be established ‘The general principle is that there is no liability for the wrongdoing of a third party, even where that wrongdoing is foreseeable.‘ This article focuses on liability for pure omissions in tort with a particular focus on public authorities. The general principle of the …
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Case Report: DSD, NBV v The Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2014] EWHC 436 (QB)

Assault; Human Rights Act 1998; police investigation ‘The question for the learned judge to decide was whether, in a case where the police themselves were not culpable for the actual violence perpetrated, the Human Rights Act 1998 imposed a duty for failing to investigate.’ The case involved claims for declarations and damages by two of …
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