Duty of care and slippery floors
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Pawlowski, Mark (2007) Duty of care and slippery floors. The Legal Executive, Octobe. pp. 2-4. ISSN 0024-0362
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Abstract
Reflects on the scope of a shop owner's duty of care under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 to keep floors clear of spillages. Reviews the principles formulated by the Court of Appeal in Ward v Tesco Stores Ltd, including the evidential burden to show the discharge of the duty, and the approach adopted in subsequent cases. Discusses the High Court ruling in Piccolo v Larkstock Ltd (t/a Chiltern Flowers) on whether a small florist on Marylebone Station concourse was obliged to keep the floor dry and petal-free at all times and notes the importance of a proper system to safeguard customers.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Published version made available here with the permission of Written Media Limited. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | duty of care, evidential burden, occupiers' liability, personal injury, shops, slips, |
| Subjects: | K Law > K Law (General) |
| School / Department / Research Groups: | School of Humanities & Social Sciences > Law & Criminology Research Group School of Humanities & Social Sciences School of Humanities & Social Sciences > Department of Law & Criminology |
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| Last Modified: | 31 Mar 2011 18:20 |
| URI: | http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/1387 |
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