Abstract
Discusses the law on occupiers' liability, highlighting the Outer House decision in Anderson v Imrie in which a decree for damages was granted to a man of 21 years of age who had sustained brain injuries while visiting a farm when aged eight after a gate had fallen on top of him where one of the occupiers of the farm had breached her duty of care under the Occupiers' Liability (Scotland) Act 1960 s.2(1).
Article title published as: Revisiting the law on occupiers’ liability.
Article title published as: Revisiting the law on occupiers’ liability.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 39-44 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Scots Law Times |
Volume | 2017 |
Issue number | 11 |
Publication status | Published - 31 Mar 2017 |
Keywords
- law
- court cases
- breach of duty of care
- Scotland