British Columbia Electric Railway Co Ltd v Loach: HL 1916

Lord Sumner disapproved of the use of Latin tags in the law.

Judges:

Lord Sumner

Citations:

[1916] 1 AC 717

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedCommissioner of Police for the Metropolis v Reeves (Joint Administratix of The Estate of Martin Lynch, Deceased) HL 15-Jul-1999
The deceased was a prisoner known to be at risk of committing suicide. Whilst in police custody he hanged himself in his prison cell. The Commissioner accepted that he was in breach of his duty of care to the deceased, but not that that breach was . .
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Negligence

Updated: 24 April 2022; Ref: scu.235778