Search Results for: Occupiers Liability (Scotland) Act 1960

Click the case name for better results:

Acts

1267 – 1278 – 1285 – 1297 – 1361 – 1449 – 1491 – 1533 – 1677 – 1688 – 1689 – 1700 – 1706 – 1710 – 1730 – 1737 – 1738 – 1751 – 1774 – 1792 – 1793 – 1804 – 1814 – 1819 – 1824 – 1828 – 1831 – 1832 … Continue reading Acts

M’Glone v British Railways Board: HL 27 Oct 1965

The appellant sought damages in respect of injuries suffered by his son who received a severe electrical shock, climbing on a booster transformer on premises occupied by the respondents. The First Division had held that the respondents were not liable and granted decree of absolvitor. Held: The father’s appeal failed. The 1960 Act abolishes the … Continue reading M’Glone v British Railways Board: HL 27 Oct 1965

Bermingham v Sher Bros: HL 31 Jan 1980

The claimant sued as widow and administratix of her deceased firefighter’s estate. He had died a fire in a building occupied by the respondent. Held: Her appeal failed: ‘the respondents, as occupier of those premises, owed no duty to firemen such as the appellant’s deceased husband who entered the premises for the purpose of fighting … Continue reading Bermingham v Sher Bros: HL 31 Jan 1980

Titchener v British Railways Board: HL 24 Nov 1983

A 15 year old was hit by a train as she crossed a railway line. She said the defender had not maintained a fence separating the street from the railway. The defenders knew that people went through the gaps walked across. She had crossed several times, knowing the danger and had looked out, but not … Continue reading Titchener v British Railways Board: HL 24 Nov 1983