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Tomlinson v Congleton Borough Council [2003] UKHL 47 is a 2003 court case in England from the House of Lords regarding the torts of negligence and occupiers' liability (the latter regarding the Occupiers' Liability Act 1984). It was a landmark case that has been regarded as an attempt to stem the development of a "compensation culture" in the ...
The case was originally heard by His Honour Judge Bowers in the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales.Here, the claimant succeeded, though was forced to concede his duty was owed to him under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1984, which deals with trespassers, as opposed to the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957, which deals with lawful visitors.
In the Republic of Ireland, under the Occupiers' Liability Act, 1995, the duty of care to trespassers, visitors and "recreational users" can be restricted by the occupier; provided reasonable notice is given, for which a prominent notice at the usual entrance to the premises usually suffices. [3]
Occupiers' liability is a field of tort law, codified in statute, which concerns the duty of care owed by those who occupy real property, through ownership or lease, to people who visit or trespass. It deals with liability that may arise from accidents caused by the defective or dangerous condition of the premises.
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The Occupiers' Liability Act 1984 (c. 3) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that covers occupiers' liability for trespassers. In British Railways Board v Herrington 1972 AC 877, the House of Lords had decided that occupiers owed a duty to trespassers, but the exact application of the decision was unclear.
Roles v Nathan (t/a Manchester Assembly Rooms) [1963] 1 WLR 1117, [1963] 2 All ER 908 is an occupiers' liability case in English tort law.It concerns s.2(3)(b) of the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957, which states,
The Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 (5 & 6 Eliz. 2.c. 31) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that covers occupiers' liability.The result of the Third Report of the Law Reform Committee, the act was introduced to Parliament as the Occupiers' Liability Bill and granted royal assent on 6 June 1957, coming into force on 1 January 1958.