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Duty of care: Not responsible?
Rajkiran Barhey reports that in some circumstances the door may be open to claims by children against local authorities if they fail to protect them from third parties ‘The claimants argued that, in purporting to investigate the risk that the neighbours posed and in attempting to monitor the claimants’ situation, the council assumed responsibility for …
Cases Referenced
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- Anns v Merton London Borough Council [1977] UKHL 4
- Caparo Industries plc v Dickman [1990] UKHL 2
- CN & anor v Poole Borough Council [2017] EWCA Civ 2185
- Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire [1987] UKHL 12
- Poole Borough Council v GN & anor [2019] UKSC 25
- Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2018] UKSC 4
- X (Minors) v Bedfordshire County Council [1995] UKHL 9