Duff v Highland and Islands Fire Board: SCS 3 Nov 1995

(Scots) Firemen were not immune from suit for negligence as are police; no discretion. Lord Macfadyen observed obiter that he would have rejected a submission that the defenders did not owe to the owners of property affected by a fire which they fought any common law duty to take reasonable care in the course of their firefighting operations.

Judges:

Lord Macfadyen

Citations:

Times 03-Nov-1995, 1995 SLT 1362

Jurisdiction:

Scotland

Cited by:

AppliedBurnett v Grampian Fire and Rescue Service SCS 9-Jan-2007
SCS At this debate on a preliminary plea the court was asked to decide if Grampian Fire and Rescue Service owed a duty of reasonable care to Mr Burnett when fighting a fire which caused to his property. Mr . .
CitedMichael and Others v The Chief Constable of South Wales Police and Another SC 28-Jan-2015
The claimants asserted negligence in the defendant in failing to provide an adequate response to an emergency call, leading, they said to the death of their daughter at the hands of her violent partner. They claimed also under the 1998 Act. The . .
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Negligence

Updated: 15 May 2022; Ref: scu.80157