Belladonna bushes, territorial terriers and gates giving way: revisiting the law on occupiers’ liability

Eleanor Russell

Belladonna bushes, territorial terriers and gates giving way: revisiting the law on occupiers’ liability

Eleanor Russell

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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.

Original language	English
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

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Russell, E. (2017) Belladonna bushes, territorial terriers and gates giving way: revisiting the law on occupiers’ liability
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Belladonna bushes, territorial terriers and gates giving way: revisiting the law on occupiers’ liability

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