The pursuers sought damages after the defender’s sewer collapsed, flooding their bakery. Held: The local authority’s appeal succeeded. It was not liable. The duty of the local authority under section 2 of the Act of 1968 was not an ‘absolute duty’ as averred by RHM and that RHM’s averments of breach of statutory duty were … Continue reading RHM Bakeries (Scotland) Ltd v Strathclyde Regional Council: HL 24 Jan 1985